"The government has agreed to reconsider its decision not to compensate millions of women affected by state pension age rises, after new evidence emerged during ongoing legal proceedings. Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden told MPs that ministers will withdraw from a forthcoming judicial review brought by the Women Against State Pension Inequality ( Waspi) campaign, while the newly uncovered material is examined."
"Campaigners argue they were not given sufficient notice of the increases that brought their retirement age in line with men, leaving many financially unprepared. McFadden said the new evidence relates to previously unseen Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) documents from 2007, which had not been made available to his predecessor Liz Kendall when she ruled out compensation last December."
Ministers will withdraw from a forthcoming judicial review and re-examine previously unseen Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) documents from 2007. The reconsideration follows evidence cited in ongoing legal proceedings brought by the Women Against State Pension Inequality ( Waspi) campaign. The dispute concerns whether women born in the 1950s received adequate notice of increases to the state pension age that aligned their retirement age with men. Campaigners say inadequate notice left many financially unprepared. The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman recommended compensation up to £2,950 per woman, potentially costing around £10.5bn. Ministers previously rejected compensation in December.
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