New evidence has come to light, the work and pensions secretary says
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New evidence has come to light, the work and pensions secretary says
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The government is set to re-examine its decision not to award compensation to up to 3.8 million women affected by changes to the state pension age, following the emergence of new evidence.
Labour work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden apologised that women born in the 1950s were not sent individual letters about…
The changes include prioritising over-75s, granting advance payments and covering workplace and personal pension losses
The government has sent out millions of letters which claimants must respond to
Almost nine out of 11 pensioners who lost the payments last year will have them reinstated — but it is not clear how the…
Around two millions pensioners will still lose out this year
One more likely change to the state pension age could mean a massive loss for some
