The WASPI campaign has declared 'time is not on our side' after a fresh setback in their hope for compensation.
WASPI campaigners expressed their frustration after facing another hurdle in their fight to secure pension payouts from the Department for Work and Pensions . Voicing their increasing concern due to time constraints, the group stated, "time is not on our side" following the recent setback in their campaign for justice.
Expressing their dissatisfaction with the lack of action to GB News, a WASPI campaign spokesperson said, "Campaigners were vindicated earlier this year when a landmark Parliamentary Ombudsman report ordered ministers to apologise and urgently pay compensation."Compensation packages of up to £10,000 have been proposed to address the historic financial inequality, where 3.6 million women born in the 1950s who were not properly notified of changes to the state pension age.
"Ministers do have to take tough decisions with limited public money, but they also have to hold their hands up when an independent watchdog says the system got things wrong. Would they plead poverty to the postmasters or those affected by the infected blood scandal? We think not. Compensation estimates in the Ombudsman's report were considerably lower than that asked for by campaigners, with pay outs of £1,000 to £2,950 per person recommended. A fortnight ago, Chancellor Rachel Reeves asserted that DWP Secretary Liz Kendall was "considering that report as we speak",
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