Rachel Reeves says most Waspi women knew pension age was changing so compensation not needed
Wednesday, 18 December 2024 Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said most Waspi women knew the state pension age was changing so it was not "the best use of taxpayers' money to pay an expensive compensation bill".
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Kemi Badenoch has accused the government of "breaking promises" and "playing politics with the Waspi women". Labour has chosen not to compensate women born in the 1950s, claiming most knew about..
The homelessness minister says compensating Waspi women over changes to the state pension age "wouldn't be an appropriate use of taxpayers' money". Rushanara Ali adds the government "recognises this is..
Andrew Griffith has accused the government of "betraying" Waspi women over changes to the state pension age in the UK. The government has chosen not to compensate women born in the 1950s, claiming most..
Wednesday, 18 December 2024
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said most Waspi women knew the state pension age was changing so it was not "the best use of taxpayers' money to pay an expensive compensation bill".
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