The Justice Platform Ltd is registered as a company in England and Wales, company number 09534141. Many of these donations were for less than 5.00 but they were what the donor could afford. This conclusion cannot be reconciled with the Ombudsman's Stage 1 report either, nor with his past practice. This report. This is described as when an organisation provides poor service, or does something wrong. Update from the WASPI Campaign on news from the Parliamentary and Health Service DWP Mass action complaint & letter templates. Its gone on too now we want compensation for what this government have done to 1950s and 60s women Campaigners refused to say how much they expect to get but calculate the average women born in the 1950s lost 50,000 in State Pension after the retirement age was increased from 60 to 66. Labour were more diplomatic since the main speaker at the fringe was Baroness Glenys Thornton, the Lords shadow equalities minister. I even had a source recently in the DWP leaking to my blog when pensioners were being particularly badly treated by the DWP. They are cold pensioners. I am afraid the rest stands.I have read both PHSO reports and it is only partial maladministration and this was not challenged by Waspi.. #SHEnoughIsSHEnough. I was contracted out for 1 year, am receiving 180.96 per week because of a deduction for COPE. She said 3.6m women which covers April 1960 to April 1960. The Ombudsman may recommend compensation for worry and anxiety (normally very small amounts), loss of opportunity (typically more) and direct financial losses (money lost because different choices could and would have been made with a better financial outcome for the individual had there been no maladministration). Content of comments is the responsibility of the poster, and their appearance on this website does not imply endorsement by the Labour Party. DON'T MISSSavings: Britons urged to give cash a boost as many lose money'[EXCLUSIVE]Pension: Boris Johnson urged to act as women face 'motherhood penalty'[INTERVIEW]Nationwide offers Britons a 1million prize draw - could you win? colonel frank o'sullivan interview; beverly hills high school football This morning WASPI pledged 954 to the appeal on behalf of those who have made donations on our website, www.waspi.co.uk , between 23 - 26 February. Your legal ops community awaits at CLOC Talk Live, and we're ready to hear from YOU! The early death rate of: Some have died without getting any State Pension at all. Thank you .. Full Restitution is our legal and moral right, Total Thanks 4 this latest article @davidhencke.com, Im afraid waspi was infiltrated long ago 2 ensure #50sBornWomens just battle 4 #Recognition #Respect & #FullRestitution could be controlled/derailed. I dont find that helpful at all. State pension age is set to rise to 68 - when will you retire? As some of us find it hard working due to bad health and we cant get our pension early .woman have been treated like 2nd rate people as usual multiply it by 8 see the example schedule of loss for how to calculate interest for injury to feelings you ll get interest from the date the discrimination took place to the date of the hearing waspi women to launch fresh legal action for more compensation Jul . We will ultimately decide though where a complaint sits within the scale and what level Labour were awarding us 5 grand a year for 6 years! They have asked him to reconsider and even proposed alternative dispute resolution (out of court discussions, sometimes facilitated by a third party) to resolve the dispute. We need your support. New calls for 'justice' for WASPI women over State Pension age compensation from MPs. I dont know if mine got through to the Ombudsman, although I sent all 4 legal template letters. the excess winter elder death rate has remained at amongst the rich nations highest amount, even above pandemic death rates. More info. The topic is at the heart of a campaign spearheaded by Women Against State Pension Inequality; commonly known as WASPI. Saturday, 4th March 2023See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. I have once again called on the UK Government to deliver fair and fast compensation to the WASPI Women. Under the Pension Act of 1995, and subsequently the Pension Act of 2011, many women saw their state pension age rise to a higher age than they had previously expected. . Here is the two PHSO reports for anyone who wishes to see them. WASPI argues that women affected were not given adequate notice to make alternative retirement and pension income arrangements and calls for an immediate one-off compensation payment to remedy injustice and alleviate financial hardship. giving reasons that are rational based on the evidence and logical; and. The whole thing is flawed. It would also cover circumstances where a reduced quality of life has been endured for a considerable period. Under a Labour government, women born between 6 April 1950 and 5 April 1955 would be paid. No legal case has a certain outcome, but we believe this is a strong one and the Ombudsmans answers to our arguments are not at all convincing. pension age 60 for 1960s ladies (as have pension age 67) onwards Please donate and retweet to . Media statements from government also imply that the campaign group WASPI are challenging the legality of changes to the State Pension Age. Those who did get letters had very little time to prepare for such a major change to their retirement plans.. I will change the reference to 10,000 .I checked my notes of the meeting which records thats Angela mentioned six million people not three million in her introduction when she talked about fair compensation in a one off payment. But the Stage 2 report appears to conclude this is inappropriate in the cases of WASPI women because there was too much uncertainty about what would have happened had there been no maladministration. A north-east MSP has said it is "appalling but sadly not surprising" more than 220,000 women in the UK will have died waiting for pension compensation by the end of this year. We lawfully represent all #50sWomen via our legal team out of our Judicial Review and Tribunal: unlike other self appointed oracles. While we have strikes left right and centre WASPI campaigners have been asking for a one-off compensation payment of between 11,666 and 20,000 to "end the agony for millions of women who have been emotionally, physically and. Davey joins the leaders of the Labour Party, SNP and Plaid Cymru who have also pledged their support. We decided to take that step now, given we are so close to our initial fundraising target and are confident you will help us reach it. Lets not get into #WaSpiWordplay well be here all night. The WASPI campaign identified around 3.8 million women born in the 1950s who suddenly found they would have to work many more years when the State Pension age was increased to 65 between 2016 and. This is a plea on behalf of the millions of us woman, to sort this out and do the right thing, and not wait for the millions of letters you wil receive regarding the deaths of the women concerned. Here, our solicitors at Bindmans LLP take a break from preparing WASPIs judicial review against the Ombudsman to answer ten key questions about the case. Waspi and Backto60 should be working together. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. Women Against State Pension Inequality Ltd is a campaign group fighting for fair compensation for the maladministration by the DWP in not properly informing 1950s women of State Pension Age changes. As for the PHSIs provisional report you make a lot of assumptions. All/any compensation packages are the business of ALL #50sWomen your permission and/or approval to comment is not sought nor required by me or any #50sWomen excluded from vital information by WaSpi Secret Society that lost its legal representation and placed the Maladministration case in jeopardy. So it is possible that limited compensation for distress, stress and anxiety may be thought appropriate in some circumstances but not as PHSO points out, where that stress arises from the decision to change the pension age; the Act of Parliament itself. Tapered from 1951 to 1953 and born from 1960. @David. If youre going to leak parts of the report, please be accurate about it. But the only way to get that money is with a new party never before in power over government, as all of the elected governments, Tory, Labour and Lib Dems since 1978 have done nothing else but butcher the state pension, because mostly women care about it. WASPI - Effects of Women's Pension Changes.xlsx Author: 718ttpr Created Date: 20161109084036Z . Heaven forfend not. I have received no statement from her only some coverage from Waspi members who object to my coverage revealing the contents of the Parliamentary Ombudsmans second provisional report wh ich looks at the case for compensation for partial maladministration. Level six cases are the most serious we see, involving profound, devastating or irreversible impacts on the person affected. This bitterness towards other campaign groups is simply playing into the Governments hands David. WASPI and BackTo60 cannot work together, as two entirely different legal options. However I am about to publish the summery of the report in full so people can see all the main points it makes. The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) had denied that maladministration repeatedly in public and in its greatly delayed responses to the complaints we made. As always finger on the pulse!what happened to Labours more generous proposal at the last ( or one before) election. I take 5 different tablets a day, so if that did happen to me, I would have to seriously think about cutting down. These findings will be applied to many other women if they stand unchallenged. We have put our trust in him. They continue to hold protests, parades, public awareness sessions and other activities to highlight their struggle. WASPIs case is much more straightforward. R v Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration ex p. Balchin No. The government has robbed those still alive & those who have died they have illegally stolen money from their families too. So wont that mean I get compensation for that? Use our free benefits calculator to find out what you're entitled to Start calculation For Organisations Find out how our online solutions can help your clients and staff Explore products Are you an adviser? The meeting began with a statement from Angela Madden but it was difficult to hear her clearly at the back of the room because of the acoustics and early on the organisers asked her to speak up. sole offer of compensation to 1960s ladies (turning 60 since 2020) Others had to abandon commitments they had made to their families to provide care for grandchildren or elderly relatives, Simpson said. Thank you for keeping us posted . Like you I am in poor health with osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, thyroid disorder, glaucoma, asthma, vitiligo and in pain every single day. A lack of proper nutrition, hydration and clinical input meant he was not give the best chance of surviving for longer. We are Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI), women born in the 1950s, fighting for fair compensation for maladministration by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Any woman who made significant choices like this between 2006 and July 2009 could potentially have suffered direct financial loss as a result of maladministration which is very unlikely to be compensated for on the Ombudsman's "counting backwards 28 months" approach. There was and remains no pension pot. And of course, although we believe we have a strong case, the outcome is not certain. . His responsibilities in this investigation have to be exercised in a lawful way, worthy of that trust. has soared for women aged in our 50s and 60s since 2011, A Judicial Review challenging the Ombudsman's decision on injustice will only be possible with your help. Our year was the most unfair, I dont know how this was ever allowed to go through. Pensioners are already feeling the financial wrath ca. If it is not, the decision will be quashed (overturned so it has no effect) and must then be remade with the Courts judgement in mind. From April 2016 they changed the wait time from 2 months from month of birth to 4 months per month of birth. Provision should be made to pay 1950 and 1960 women the difference in lifetime discrimination as compensation which is fair and can be calculated. This error also matters. We will be challenging a public authority with much greater resources than any of us have individually. They insisted that the move had been supported by both the High Court and Court of Appeal, which found it acted entirely lawfully and did not discriminate on any grounds. It then reverted back to the 2 month rule for year 1954 births onwards. Our Over 50s party is 35,000 compensation to 1950s ladies and 448.12 per week state pension to you Sir, pensioner new and old. He considers there was injustice, but in the cases he looked at closely in Stage 2 of his investigation (the six sample complainants) he concludes there were no lost opportunities and no direct financial loss at all as a result of the DWP maladministration. Thousands of women have already had years of financial hardship due to their leaving employment and making retirement plans in anticipation of a State Pension from age 60. My understanding at the beginning was that she was talking about six million women which would cover those born in the 1950s and 1960s. Allowance. Q3: But the Ombudsman found maladministration at Stage 1 of his investigation didnt he? How can one particular group of women be more penalised then the rest. Tories in 1995, Labour with 2007 pension act, and Lib Dems that brought both laws into existence, to raise pension ages on women from 60 to 66, 67 and 68 today, are the governments who stole our state pension. And so much more. #WASPI women count and can calculate. Everyone knows that 50s women did not get letters re their pension,I for one have lost over 48000 pounds. I am actually worse off than a friend who is on the basic pension who gets it topped up with pension credit and she actually receives just over 7 than me! Women who had originally planned to retire at 60, for example, would have been available for caregiving roles within their families, both for children and elderly relatives. www dot over50sparty dot org dot uk. Recommendation(s):- Labour to commit to a one-off compensation scheme is needed, consisting of a single payment for each woman of between 11,666 and 20,000. #StandDownWSpi, FAO Angela Madden& #WaSpi Board Members#StandDownWaSpi https://t.co/xADLTZ8QgX pic.twitter.com/WdfRE9IgmU, CEDAWinLAW.COM @CEDAWinLAW #FullRestitution (@2020Comms) September 28, 2022. In short, it makes a massive difference to the injustice that the maladministration caused. The ICE complaint handling is only one small part of the whole investigation so why pick on that part and ignore the sections where maladministration was found? Discrimination by age needs to be taken to High Court, by the retired sections of trade unions and Age UK and National Pensioners Convention. 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It rules that this was maladministration because 1950s women were not given adequate notice of major changes to their State Pension, READ MORE:Waspi woman's desperate step after State Pension snub. He focuses on six sample complainants (the people discussed in the Stage 1 report). Your card will only be charged if the case meets its target of 100,000 by Mar. The Ombudsman himself says it is possible that. How many reports and interim reports need to be produced? Wake up & take note whats staring you in the face and whos leading you in the headlong rush to destruction. Unless the injustice we have all suffered is properly identified, there can be no just remedy for it. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. We want a country where families come first, in all of their wonderful diversity, and where all people are treated with the dignity and respect they deserve, regardless of their background. We need you to support us by donating whatever you can to fund our case so that we can challenge the Ombudsmans report and get a better financial outcome for 1950s women. They told us we would be better off, but they also wiped out any additional pension some of us had earned, in my case 21.30 per week. Yet you accuse Waspi of being economical with the truth? Its David Henckes mess to clear up by admitting hes made a mistake in his reporting. Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has pledged his support for Waspi womens campaign for compensation. 24th February 2023. Labour has done this many times against their own party, with examples in 1931, 1935 and 1983. Too many 1950s women do not live to see their State Pension., READ MORE:Pensioners to get 1,000 MORE INCOME if they smoke, binge and booze, Hilary Simpson, chair of the Waspi Campaign, added: When the Ombudsman recommends compensation we will be urging Parliament to accept it without quibbling, and to implement it fairly and without delay., She said Starmers backing was huge. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This would include cases involving a significantly reduced life expectancy or injuries resulting in permanent disability or disfigurement. pledged of 100,000 target from 5,524 pledges, NEVER GIVE UP fighting for your rights . colonel frank o'sullivan interview; beverly hills high school football @DorothySpringer As you have appointed yourself, to use your terminology, mudslinger for #WaSpi Angela Madden & Board, you would do well to look in the mirror. In other words, we disagree profoundly with the Ombudsman about the impact the DWP's maladministration has had on WASPI women. Afterwards she told me she had to be very cautious in mentioning any sum at all. The finding brings the prospect of compensation closer for thousands of women born in the 1950s who have long been furious about the issue. The Ombudsman finalised the Stage 2 report on 8 December last year. They are set out in full in the Bindmans solicitors . We believe the Government has a duty to compensate the women who have lost out through no fault of their own and we will endorse any decisions by the Ombudsman on compensation., Hilary Simpson, chair of the Waspi Campaign 2018, said: We are very grateful to the Leaders of the main Opposition parties for their support.. Lets hear a response from Angela Madden, Chair #WaSpi herself. More info. Without legal representation, the Maladministration case is under threat. If we win, the Ombudsman will have to reconsider his second report and re-write it, properly identify the injustices that the DWP's maladministration has caused and make recommendations for compensation on a proper basis. Typically level five cases will be when the person affected has had a marked and damaging effect on their ability to live a relatively normal life. Again, any woman born in the 1950s is a victim and has a perfect right to comment and/or make any enquiries: with both PHSO Reports recently leaked on social media, they are now better informed. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. They call themselves Waspi women, which stands for Women Against State Pension Injustice, and refuse to give up the fight. Tories, no chance! Seeking help, please, to get back onto the WE PAID IN, YOU PAY OUT Facebook main page, so can do a poll of members, to make up their own mind about moral support towards Over 50s Partys creation. Grey Swans is now a very different campaign, to gain moral support for creation of a new Over 50s (saves all ages) party, that would grant: 2[1999] EWHC Admin 484, R (Turpin) v Commissioner for Local Administration[2001] EWHC Admin 503 and Miller v Health Service Commissioner for England [2018] EWCA Civ 144). It takes great courage to report honestly on uncomfortable.fortable home truths that some may not wish to hear For David Hencke to do a blog article for me, to help us all. We will then have a short opportunity to reply through our lawyers. Norfolk-based Debbie de Spon from WASPI - Women Against State Pension Inequality, said the campaign group warmly welcomed the submission by the APPG. This includes circumstances where the individual may be affected permanently, or where recovery is likely to take several years, and cases involving an avoidable death. We also have a very different view from the Ombudsman about what women should have to do to prove that they suffered financial losses because of the DWP's maladministration. Those UK nations are not separate countries, but only devolved from the overall laws of UK parliament down in London. What the PHSO says completely contradict themselves between one sentence and the next. Years on, we are still seeking justice. They are fighting a losing case with any colour of Government just like the 500,000 Frozen UK pensioners who are fighting for parity with the current rates of UK State Pensions. You dont get carers allowance if you have state pension, Thanks David for all that you do we are lucky to have you on our side. WASPI is only a complaint about a government department, now going through the Ombudsman, who are merely employees of government and not politicians in parliament. . Simpson said: 1950s women will not be side-lined, they are not a soft touch, and they are not going away.. I think the writing is on the wall and you dont need to be a soothsayer to see what is the likely outcome; an apology for past failings and a commitment to get it right in future. In my case born 1953, started receiving my pension in Nov 2018. It marks a significant victory for the Waspi (Women. The Ombudsmans announcement only concluded the first stage of its investigation. All English Franais. Dear Jimmy Sturdy, The latest findings reaffirm what the WASPI campaigners, which represents many of the 3.8 million affected - including 5,600 women across the Jarrow constituency - have been calling for since the. Some of those hardest hit. You can unsubscribe at any time. WASPI is only a complaint to a government department and not to government, as accept the age discrimination against women. It marks a significant victory for the Waspi (Women. A DWP spokesperson said the Government decided to equalise the State Pension age for men and women more than 25 years ago, as a long-overdue move towards gender equality. But we know it is a National Insurance Fund pension system. Legal action of this kind is not cheap - we need to protect ourselves against the risk of having to pay the Ombudsman's costs as well as paying our own lawyers. As promised, we are now in a position to share our legal arguments about where the Ombudsman has gone wrong in deciding whether WASPI women have suffered injustice. They are set out in full in the Bindmans solicitors' letter here. If maladministration is detected, which is not a certainty, then the second stage determines whether this led to an injustice for the complainant. If they are not going to offer compensation perhaps they could just give us Co-op funeral vouchers. Sadly some will be taken in by tea and cake. And the particular type of injustice the Ombudsman identifies is what forms the basis for his recommendations on remedies, including any compensation. And I travelled with a mother who could talk French (so France and Belgium), Italian, German (so also Austria and a language spoken throughout Yugoslavia), and Greek. The Mirror has it correct with 3.6m women being mentioned. The campaign for compensation has been led by the group Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi). resurrect fully public NHS, For 2022/23 these minimums are: - For employees: 123 a week, 533 a month, 6,396 a year. The Government's repayment programme, which launched . And so much more learned by us 1950s ladies campaigning since 2013. David there is enough misinformation going around without you adding to it by being rather economical with the truth. She repeated that Keir Starmer was sympathetic and wanted to compensate the women. Dear Robert Crutchlow, frozen state pensions for Brit Expats in particular but not all countries, was the system from the proper start of National Insurance. It took place with a running total banner showing over 203,573 of the women had died and the Treasury had saved over 3.1 billion by these deaths. She told the audience that WASPI was still proceeding with a case with the Parliamentary Ombudsman to get compensation. Its not just ministers that are not listening to Waspi, its the ombudsman as well, who appears to be following the Govt playbook very closely i.e. Its good to know whats really happening, thank you David. Equally sadly, we did not have law to give us a contract right nor a human right to the state pension. What is our action against the Ombudsman trying to achieve? Sorry to say, but I dont think that I am the only female to have to consider these extreme measures. If an injustice is suffered as a result of maladministration, then it can make recommendations which may include compensation being paid. 16 per hour minimum wage from age 16, If the Ombudsman says the maladministration did lead to injustice, their hopes of a financial settlement will rise sharply. 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