That would tell any logical thinking person there is something untoward going on within this group. Lets hear a response from Angela Madden, Chair #WaSpi herself. For decades,. Reports by journalists never contain a full report normally articles range between 500-700 words and include selective quotes. Once it is no longer provisional it will be published. Many were unable to do so due to failing health and scraped by on state benefits, or died before receiving a penny in pension. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. www dot over50sparty dot org dot uk. Campaigners refuse to put a figure on how much compensation they want, but previous calculations suggest that if they do get anything, it might be substantial. Many have been scraping by on state benefits, often in poor health, while waiting for their State Pension to kick in finally. That suggests that if his approach to injustice is right, most 1950s women will not be able to show they suffered injustice in the form of those losses. 448.12 per week state pension for all pensioners, old and new, including the frozen pensioner Brit Expats abroad. Using the easy old basic state pension system, came up with the flat figure for all ladies born 1953 to 1959 of 35,000. We have done everything asked & more; we & our Employers honoured the Tripartite Agreement by paying all necessary NICs as did Govt too UNTIL Govt quietly not only RENEGED but actually raided the NICs Fund as disclosed in your earlier articles! You can unsubscribe at any time. The theft of our Pension fund monies with still no First of all the PHSOs scale of Injustice has 6 levels Level 6 which is what the APPG support allows a payment of 10,000 or more. persons being held responsible as to were it went etc That support has shown that the step we have taken is the right one. You can unsubscribe at any time. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. The whole thing is flawed. Discrimination by age needs to be taken to High Court, by the retired sections of trade unions and Age UK and National Pensioners Convention. The next problem is that there will be some cases where women cannot show direct financial loss as a result of receiving their letters when they did, but they can show they lost an opportunity to make different choices. Pension: How Lifetime Allowance may impact you as 'tax raid' rumoured. The EU has stolen the works and state pensions from pensioners (however long in payment) and still is from the enslaved indebted EU states of southern and eastern Europe. I think you must be going deaf David because nobody else heard that!! Meanwhile WASPI is hard at work raising the money needed to make the issuing the legal claim possible through CrowdJustice. However, the DWP did not challenge the Ombudsmans conclusions that its actions and failures were maladministrative in the Ombudsmans Stage 1 report. The ombudsman uses a compensation scale where the amounts range from zero to more than 10,000. Meanwhile more of us Will die, I seriously need my money now!!! WASPI is only a complaint about a government department, now going through the Ombudsman, who are merely employees of government and not politicians in parliament. People of State Pension age may be due extra 201 each week from April,Successful new claims for Pension Credit may also qualify for the 900 cost of living payment. What is our action against the Ombudsman trying to achieve? Today around half of lady pensioners rely solely on the state pension in retirement. Labour were more diplomatic since the main speaker at the fringe was Baroness Glenys Thornton, the Lords shadow equalities minister. A DWP spokesperson said the Government decided to equalise the State Pension age for men and women more than 25 years ago, as a long-overdue move towards gender equality. I was unable to work after fracturing my back in 2016 and needed that extra money they stole from me to help make alterations to our house, installing a WC on the ground floor and a shower in the bathroom which was paid from the money I receivef from a small pension I cashed in. If you're in work , to earn a qualifying year, you generally need to earn a minimum amount of money during a tax year, and pay the required NI contributions. Now, the matter is being addressed by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman in a review which has the potential to impact millions of women. All/any compensation packages are the business of ALL #50sWomen your permission and/or approval to comment is not sought nor required by me or any #50sWomen excluded from vital information by WaSpi Secret Society that lost its legal representation and placed the Maladministration case in jeopardy. It is well known that it was 3.8 million 50sWomen that was affected by SPA increases so for her to mention 6 million she included those who were born in the 60s? Scotland, Ulster and Wales have free prescriptions for all ages the same. Our surveys show that a third of WASPI women are now in debt, with some having to sell their homes to survive. Its gone on too now we want compensation for what this government have done to 1950s and 60s women It said it had been supported by both the High Court and Court of Appeal, which found it acted entirely lawfully and did not discriminate on any grounds. Only in England is the free prescriptions between 60 and 67 (1960s born began turning 60 from 2020) being considered to end. As promised, we are now in a position to share our legal arguments about where the Ombudsman has gone wrong in deciding whether WASPI women have suffered injustice. Under a Labour government, women born between 6 April 1950 and 5 April 1955 would be paid. Express. This got wiped out on the new 2016 changes. Now there are rumours that people over 60 will now have to pay for their prescriptions. And I travelled with a mother who could talk French (so France and Belgium), Italian, German (so also Austria and a language spoken throughout Yugoslavia), and Greek. Please donate and retweet to . #SHEnoughIsSHEnough. But after another journalist who was reporting the meeting and some people from Waspi say compensation was only for the3.6 million people I have amended my earlier report. I dont even know how this could have been lawful, but never seems to have been picked up in all the ensuing arguements. 22 per cent pay rise for nurses and Junior Doctors, WEBSITE The papers for our judicial review case against the Ombudsman were filed yesterday. For 2022/23 these minimums are: - For employees: 123 a week, 533 a month, 6,396 a year. Labour was not awarding us, as it was not in their published manifesto. I would really like to know what happened to the pension pot. I have once again called on the UK Government to deliver fair and fast compensation to the WASPI Women. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. We hope the judicial review will mean that happens, either because the Ombudsman decides that he should reconsider during the life of this case, or because the Court decides that he must. So sorry to hear of your health problems. [UPDATE]. Q1: Whats happening with the case right now? With issues with my health, I had to stop working a few years ago. It would be nice to be compensated, but in all honestly until I see the compensation in my bank account ,I wont believe it.. Heres an earlier Waspi/WaSpi Board dispute which apparently preceded the loss of legal representation by Bindmans for the Maladministration case: https://www.ftadviser.com/state-pension/2018/03/15/waspi-leadership-spat-holds-up-legal-case/. 50s women have been badly let down by the very people who should be looking out for us and Im afraid you must take your fair share of the blame. If the Ombudsman says the maladministration did lead to injustice, their hopes of a financial settlement will rise sharply. Money is not everything they say, but it is when you havent got any. But what happens once we have raised the funds we need? Those conclusions and the DWPs response to them were heartening. We and the barristers working on the case are preparing the detailed legal arguments summarised here (and in more detail in our letter here along) with witness statements and a large bundle of documents for the Court. Admin Grey Swans is a specific pension group of the 1950s ladies, who can attest to how bad Tory, Labour and Lib Dems governments have been to women pensioners and the 1950s to 1980s born ladies, since at least 1978. Personally I doubt it. Massive struggle ahead for Britons who use up savings, State pension changes could see thousands losing free NHS prescription, Michael Schumacher rare health update given by close friend Jean Todt, Chechen rebels prepare to topple key Putin ally as civil war looms, Harry and Meghan 'highly unlikely' to attend William's US event, Meghan 'disappeared' with photographer and brought 'suitcase' on trip, GB News: Liz Truss blasted as a 'Maggie Thatcher tribute act'. The second report decided that ICEs handling of complaints did not justify compensation and it discusses whether the health and financial impacts justify maladministration compensation and seems to decide that while compensation may be justified not at that level. Lastly, show some respect for David Hencke, a Veteran Lobby Correspondent and Award Winning Journalist. They know full well they high jacked our pensions. Simple fact is truth hurts! Is she leaving it to others to clean up her mess? I was contracted out for 1 year, am receiving 180.96 per week because of a deduction for COPE. The more 1950s and 1960s ladies show moral support, the more knowledgeable types can bring the Over 50s party into existence, that only costs about the price of a cheap 2nd hand car, shared between them, for the legal fees (got a formal estimate from a specialist law firm) to register so can run in general election. We would like to thank each and every one of you who have supported our crowdfunding efforts so far. Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey has now pledged his backing for the Waspi womens campaign for fair and fast compensation on behalf of 3.8 million women. The government wont pay anything they have hit the countys finances in a complete mess . We are happy to set the record straight. We are Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI), women born in the 1950s, fighting for fair compensation for maladministration by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The finding brings the prospect of compensation closer for thousands of women born in the 1950s who have long been furious about the issue. This has negatively affected not just the individual women, but their families too. We decided to take that step now, given we are so close to our initial fundraising target and are confident you wil. The Ombudsman is generally a careful decision-maker and has a special role. @David. The cost-of-living crisis outlined in Labour's Families First Consultation document is hitting the affected women and their families particularly hard. There is no appeal against an Ombudsman decision. MORE than 3.5 million women born in the 1950s who were forced to work up to six years longer than expected have fought long and hard for redress. PHSO report is a joke the only way we will get any compensation is with a change of Government roll on for hopefully an early general election before any more of us die, You seem to have lost your support for Waspis women, why ? This is a plea on behalf of the millions of us woman, to sort this out and do the right thing, and not wait for the millions of letters you wil receive regarding the deaths of the women concerned. Tories in 1995, Labour with 2007 pension act, and Lib Dems that brought both laws into existence, to raise pension ages on women from 60 to 66, 67 and 68 today, are the governments who stole our state pension. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. Angela Madden, Waspi's campaign leader did put a figure on compensation for the pensioners for a one off payment -from 10,000 to 20,000 at a cost of 40 billion to 50 billion. Also when we get our pension we are told not eligible for carers 10,000 is nowhere near what has been stolen from me. If youre going to leak parts of the report, please be accurate about it. Pension age 60 (1960s ladies onwards) The person affected died of sepsis due to a failure of a hospital to carry out appropriate and thorough investigations of their symptoms. When the Government increased the State Pension age by up to six years without giving us proper notice, our retirement plans were shattered, leaving us disempowered and vulnerable. State pension age changes Liberal Democrats pledge support for WASPI . Malad PHSO is solely about 1950sWomen Its not just ministers that are not listening to Waspi, its the ombudsman as well, who appears to be following the Govt playbook very closely i.e. We urgently need the resources to follow through on our threat of judicial review and challenge the Ombudsman's Stage 2 decisions. 7590. Pension POLL: Should triple lock be broken if pensions rise 8%? None of these things is true. The Ombudsman will not budge. Meaning we could also talk to Albanians, Romanians and Bulgarians on the road down to Greece. She gave the audience a very heavily edited version of the Ombudsmans position saying he backed maladministration which boosted their case. Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) are a voluntary campaign group campaigning for women in the UK negatively affected by the failure of the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to adequately communicate the change to their State Pension age. Some were forced to stay in work or fell into poverty, spending their life savings. We will then have a short opportunity to reply through our lawyers. That means we have to issue the claim very soon. If an injustice is found, which again is not certain at this point, then a third stage is to make recommendations to put things right. The Ombudsman is to examine the complaints brought to it, regarding communication of changes to the women's state pension age, as well as related issues. If maladministration is detected, which is not a certainty, then the second stage determines whether this led to an injustice for the complainant. Now they are more optimistic than ever that they will get thousands of pounds each to compensate for the decision to increase the State Pension age to 66 for women with inadequate warning. In any event, had #WaSpi nothing to hide, they would respond themselves. Wake up & take note whats staring you in the face and whos leading you in the headlong rush to destruction. Again, any woman born in the 1950s is a victim and has a perfect right to comment and/or make any enquiries: with both PHSO Reports recently leaked on social media, they are now better informed. At a time when bills are soaring, they are still fighting heroically for justice after changes to the State Pension left them out of pocket., Liberal Democrats want a fair deal for Waspi women, Davey added. Interested parties (others who are affected) can have a formal role and reply too. We are the ones who have been totally robbed of our Retirement savings Saturday, 4th March 2023See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. the excess winter elder death rate has remained at amongst the rich nations highest amount, even above pandemic death rates. has soared for women aged in our 50s and 60s since 2011, In fact this was being very economic with the truth. Logical thinking is out of their range? Provision should be made to pay 1950 and 1960 women the difference in lifetime discrimination as compensation which is fair and can be calculated. Some of us were already 58 when the DWP pulled the rug from under us by letting us know far too late that we could not retire and draw a pension at 60 but must instead wait until 66. Last year, Waspi women received a huge boost when the Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman ruled that the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) should have given more notice of moves to raise their state retirement age. The Ombudsman is not a court but can recommend compensation where maladministration (defective decision making by government departments) causes injustice. Youre just a teeny weeny bit sad really. Afterwards she told me she had to be very cautious in mentioning any sum at all. He focuses on six sample complainants (the people discussed in the Stage 1 report). Incomplete investigations prior to hip surgery, inadequate consent and record keeping led to the complainant experiencing the pain discomfort and distress of a hip replacement that was unneeded. They have asked him to reconsider and even proposed alternative dispute resolution (out of court discussions, sometimes facilitated by a third party) to resolve the dispute. It appears through this blog that the Ombudsman is only offering around 1,000 to the 6 sample ladies and 600 ladies that have complaint letters with the Ombudsman. The campaign for compensation has been led by the group Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi). There is no appeal, nor is it realistic to think the DWP will ignore his findings and act more generously towards 1950s women when deciding what to do about its maladministration if his findings go unchallenged. Please donate whatever you can afford to the fighting fund through CrowdJustice. I am a registered nurse and I had to stop work in 2019 due to ill health and have live off small pittance from DWP its another 2 years I have to wait to get my pension. Us women are doing childcare in our latter years so the younger generation Justice for Oladeji Omishore - funding a judicial review of the IOPC, Help stop climate-wrecking gas caverns in Larne Lough, Save university pensions, and save the planet, there was maladministration in DWP's communication about National Insurance qualifying years, there was maladministration in DWP's complaint handling, maladministration in DWP's communication about State Pension age and about National Insurance qualifying years, and its complaint handling. Much harder to show. There will be further, significant funds required as we move through the legal process, especially if we need to go to appeal. The WASPI campaign is calling for an immediate one-off compensation payment of between 11,666 and 20,000, with the most going to women who were given the shortest notice of the longest . School boy error. Why does this matter? Selling victims short without their consent is WaSpis modus operandi. Now they deduct just under 17 per month from my SP because I was contracted out for just 1 year which relates to the small pension I mentioned. Yet you accuse Waspi of being economical with the truth? Several comments on this thread about the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman. I think the government have been grossly unfair to the waspi women .loads have died saving the government money .we women of the 1950s paid every penny for the state pension to retire at 60 yes. I note the payment accepted by Ms R of 50 for stress. After decades of paying into the system, it betrayed us beyond belief. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. Judicial review claims must be issued promptly and within three months of the decisions they challenge. If so, we urge you to contribute. David Im shocked at some of the replies posted re your article (reporting an event you attended at this years Labour Conference) advising ALL 50s women what occurred. Only politicians can bring about law. I dont find that helpful at all. All said they had suffered financial losses because of this as well as loss of the opportunity to make different choices, stress, anguish and upset. BackTo60 is a campaign to get CEDAW international treaty on the rights of women and girls into UK domestic law and then ask for a temporary special measure to pay compensation to the 1950s ladies. I travelled Europe by road (yep a female map reader right across the continent), long before you, and we managed to trade with Europe without the political union. pension age 60 for 1960s ladies (as have pension age 67) onwards Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. I am not eligible for Carers allowance as I am still working. "The support of the leader of the opposition for our fair and fast compensation campaign is a welcome development., The pledge signed by Starmer reads: "I support fair and fast compensation for 1950s women.". If it is not, the decision will be quashed (overturned so it has no effect) and must then be remade with the Courts judgement in mind. Have you been affected by this injustice, or do you know someone who has been? & #WaSpi Board Members We lawfully represent all #50sWomen via our legal team out of our Judicial Review and Tribunal: unlike other self appointed oracles. Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) are a voluntary campaign group campaigning for women in the UK negatively affected by the failure of the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to adequately communicate the change to their State Pension age. Dear Diane Fowley, The finding brings the prospect of compensation closer for thousands of women born in the 1950s who have long been furious about the issue. 'We are calling on the Government to agree fair and adequate compensation for WASPI women rather than allow what has become a vicious cycle of Government in-action to continue,' said the. #WASPI women count and can calculate. A former pensions minister has warned the Women Against State Pension Inequality Campaign (WASPI) that they are likely to receive "tiny bits of compensation" and not the "thousands and thousands" they may be expecting once the Parliamentary Ombudsman has released its final report. Sorry to say, but I dont think that I am the only female to have to consider these extreme measures. This would include cases involving a significantly reduced life expectancy or injuries resulting in permanent disability or disfigurement. Im sitting here typing, cold . Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. In February, the PHSO called for the DWP to submit more evidence related to the communication of state pension changes, which the ombudsman needed in order for the second stage of the investigation to continue.. Available for both RF and RM licensing. The Ombudsman concluded at paragraphs 171 - 172 of his report that. More info. Benefit Calculator - WASPI - Women Against State Pension Inequality News -Public Resources (Public) Benefit Calculator 24th March 2020 77440 Although we're not qualified to give pensions or benefits advice, we think the link below may be helpful for people who are not sure about their benefit entitlement: Entitledto Benefit Calculator We have put our trust in him. But the WASPI campaign's main bone of contention is that officials failed to give the women affected enough direct warning their state pension age would be increasing from 60 to 65, and then 66. Dont let these lousy stinking thieving rats ruin whatever time we have left. Photo: Julien Behal/PA BANKS sold thousands of tracker mortgages to vulture funds - despite having to admit they overcharged on them. Please donate to Westminster Confidential to allow me to continue my forensic journalism, please donate to Westminster Confidential, Your email address will not be published. There is no guarantee as to whether 1950s women will receive any state pension out of this review. This conclusion cannot be reconciled with the Ombudsman's Stage 1 report either, nor with his past practice. However, this is not the case as the state pension age used to be 60 for women and 65 for men. BackTo60 is a direct campaign to government of bringing the international law of CEDAW treaty of the rights of women and girls into UK domestic law and the temporary special measure of compensation to the 1950s ladies. During the 2019 general election, then Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the country owed a "moral debt" to Waspi woman and promised them an average payment of 15,380. Labour were awarding us 5 grand a year for 6 years! Waspi campaigners were delighted to win a pledge of support from Starmer for their campaign for fair and fast compensation. I think the writing is on the wall and you dont need to be a soothsayer to see what is the likely outcome; an apology for past failings and a commitment to get it right in future. The Ombudsman has, however, provided insight into how the complaints will be investigated. Well at least this is getting talked about . One does not need anyones permission to report a meeting that is advertised in the Labour Party programme particularly as I was an accredited journalist at the conference I will say that at the beginning it was a bit difficult to hear the platform until the organiser intervened to improve the microphones. obfuscate, delay, make up his own rules on standards, minimise, shift the blame, and then if we are very lucky offer a few crumbs in the hundreds of to a minority and then DWP will make it as difficult as possible to apply for. We will ultimately decide though where a complaint sits within the scale and what level People can and do make mistakes and yes the sound may not have been good but at least have the decency to admit your mistake. They are fighting a losing case with any colour of Government just like the 500,000 Frozen UK pensioners who are fighting for parity with the current rates of UK State Pensions. "A compensation award of the level sought by Waspi would cost billions," she said, adding it would have to be funded by additional government borrowing, higher taxes or diverting money away. The Liberal Democrats say Waspi women should get 15,000 each. There is no complaint about pension age rise. Yes. Simpson added: All were deprived - in some cases for up to six years - of the pension which they had expected to receive at 60. 68 last month WASPI . They argued that they did not get proper warning for the change, and many did not realise they would have to work for up to six years longer until the last minute. person affected does not want financial compensation we will not recommend it. If an injustice is suffered as a result of maladministration, then it can make recommendations which may include compensation being paid. Not necessarily. These findings will be applied to many other women if they stand unchallenged. WASPI campaigners have been asking for a one-off compensation payment of between 11,666 and 20,000 to "end the agony for millions of women who have been emotionally, physically and. Thank you for keeping us posted . This morning WASPI pledged 954 to the appeal on behalf of those who have made donations on our website, www.waspi.co.uk , between 23 - 26 February. Now we must seek it from the High Court. Note, some parts have had to be redacted (blanked out) because they refer to information about the Ombudsman's draft Stage 3 report which is confidential at this time. However, many women are hopeful the issues they have raised in the past will be formally recognised. More info. All English Franais. They call for the millions of women affected by the change to receive compensation. Full Restitution is our legal and moral right, Total Thanks 4 this latest article @davidhencke.com, Im afraid waspi was infiltrated long ago 2 ensure #50sBornWomens just battle 4 #Recognition #Respect & #FullRestitution could be controlled/derailed. You can unsubscribe at any time. 19/12/2022. Saturday, 4th March 2023See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. Davey joins the leaders of the Labour Party, SNP and Plaid Cymru who have also pledged their support. I fail to see how we were actually duped into thinking we would be better off, we are NOT!!! In 1995, the government introduced a gradual increase of the State Pension Age from 60 to 65 for women but did not notify them, Simpson said.
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