Liz Kendall

Liz Kendall

Labour — Leicester West

Speaking in the House of Commons on 17 December 2024

Debate

Women’s State Pension Age Communication: PHSO Report

Contribution

I have been a lifelong champion of family carers, which is why I have launched an independent review of the overpayment of carers allowance, led by Liz Sayce, and why the Government have introduced the biggest ever increase in the earnings threshold for carer’s allowance. That will make a huge difference in enabling those who look after the people they love to work at the same time. I understand that many women born in the 1950s will be disappointed, but, for all the reasons I have set out, we think this is the fair and right approach. However, we will learn lessons from the maladministration—the delay and the failure to send out letters for 28 months—to ensure that it never happens again.

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