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Waspi campaigners to launch fresh legal challenge over compensation

The Independent·Vicky Shaw·19 days ago
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Waspi campaigners have confirmed they are launching fresh legal action against the Government. The announcement by the Women Against State Pension Inequality group follows a decision in January, when women affected by the way changes to the state pension age were communicated were told for a second time they would not receive compensation. The campaigners say that Labour’s recent local election losses should serve as a warning, with Waspi women and their families representing a significant voting bloc in marginal seats. A previous decision not to offer redress was reviewed after the rediscovery of a 2007 Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) evaluation, which had led officials to stop sending out automatic pension forecast letters. Waspi, which has long campaigned for compensation, said in March that lawyers would raise “legal errors” with the Government and give its lawyers 14 days to respond.…

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