I’m sure there are many very valid reasons why this change is problematic for the unfortunate people involved, but to my eyes it does look a bit… odd that they’re complaining they’ve been unfairly treated for (checks notes) being given the same as Men born in the 50’s.
But hey, I’m just a 36 year old with no realistic expectations of ever being able to claim a state pension, let alone retire. What do I know.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The original plan was to phase those changes in between 2010 and 2020, but the coalition government accelerated the shift in 2011 in a bid to reduce the cost of the state pension system to the taxpayer.
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report comes after years of campaigning and legal challenges over how the retirement age for women was brought into line with men.
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman investigation was set up to look at how the retirement age rise was communicated by the Department of Work and Pensions to women most likely to be impacted by the change.
On Thursday, the body is expected to publish the second and third parts of its investigation, which deal with whether those communication failings amounted to “injustice” and possible recommendations on compensation.
According to Ms Madden, the government saved £181bn by equalising the state pension age between men and women - a principle she did not disagree with.
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