Motion backs Northamptonshire Waspi women over pension changes

Oct. 1, 2024 - BBC

A council has thrown its support behind a campaign calling for women adversely impacted by changes to the state pension age to be fairly compensated. Tens of thousands of women in Northamptonshire were among millions affected by a government decision in 1995 to increase the state pension age from 60 to 65, and again to 66 in 2012.

The Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) group wants women to be compensated over the government's failure to tell them - or provide adequate notice - about the changes. A motion to support the campaign was unanimously supported at a meeting of West Northamptonshire Council last week, said the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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