The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been urged to pay out compensation to women affected by the State Pension age change.
A campaign was launched by the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) after a ruling in 2019 led to 3.8 million women born in the 1950s having their state pension age increased from 60 to 66. An investigation by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has ruled the DWP should have written to the women affected at least 28 months earlier than it did - as Birmingham Live reports.
The ombudsman watchdog has requested further evidence from the department by the end of this month before it will move on to the next stage. The decision has been welcomed by the WASPI who have today demanded the DWP give a one-off payment between £11,666 and £20,000 as compensation to those that have been affected.
