Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 32741

State Retirement Pensions: Women

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 28 February 2025

Question

Josh Babarinde

Liberal DemocratEastbourne

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if she will reverse the Government’s decision not to provide pension compensation to women who were born in the 1950s and 1960s.

Answer

Torsten Bell
We carefully considered the Ombudsman’s findings to ensure our decision was fair and based on the evidence.We have accepted the Ombudsman’s finding that there was a 28-month delay in sending out letters and for this we have apologised. However, we do not ...

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