Campaign: WASPI has protested about the ‘unfair’ way state pension age changes were implemented Women whose state pension age was raised to 66 have renewed calls for compensation after the Parliamentary Ombudsman accused the Government of ‘maladministration’ over delays to informing them about the changes. In a report published today, the Parliamentary Ombudsman highlighted government … Read more
Elderly women will be potentially handed back a ‘mindnumbing’ £3billion in underpaid state pension in a scandal discovered by former Pensions Minister Steve Webb and This is Money. The huge bill for shortchanging women on their pensions for decades was revealed by the Office for Budget Responsibility alongside the Budget announcements today. The sum owed … Read more
True scale of the underpaid state pension scandal revealed: Elderly women owed a staggering £3BN by DWP after our campaign unearthed the blunder Staggering bill for shortchanging women on their pension now revealed OBR includes figure for correcting state pensions in document accompanying today’s Budget It’s ‘truly mind-numbing’ says Steve Webb, who launched investigation … Read more
Have you received your Winter Fuel Payment? The DWP admits a technical issue has led to small number of payouts being delayed A small number of households have not received their payouts yet This was due a technical issue, the DWP said, although it has paid out 99.9% The Winter Fuel Payment can help older … Read more
Steve Webb’s petition: After it hit 10,000 the Government was obliged to issue a formal response to him and all those who signed. The Government has begun the ‘significant task’ of searching its records for married women who might be underpaid state pension, it has revealed. It is also exploring how to check most effectively … Read more
Five elderly women who were underpaid more than £53,000 in state pension between them have suffered a catalogue of errors and delays at the hands of Department for Work and Pension staff. Penny Loseby, 71, pictured below with husband Paul, missed out on £16,000 over seven years. When she tried to dispute her low payments, … Read more
Government’s OWN department breaks Covid rules as DWP office in Leeds is found to not have enforced social distancing for workers Department of Work and Pensions office in Leeds breached social distancing At least two members tested positive, triggering a health and safety inspection Inspectors found the government office had failed to ensure social distancing … Read more
State pension scandal: Women have bombarded the DWP asking for their payments to be checked (Stock image) A 73-year-old woman who was battling to win more than a decade’s worth of underpaid state pension has been handed £9,800 in a shock blunder by the Government. Kathleen Brennan will not be asked to return the money … Read more