Martin Lewis addressed the state pension age changes for 1950s-born women on his ITV show tonight, saying the campaign has been going on for a long time. He called for compensation for women affected by the issue and he had “supported” their efforts.
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The issue occurred when the state pension age for women was increased under the Pensions Act 1995 and Pensions Act 2011, from 60 to 65, bringing it in line with the state pension age for men.
During the show, Mr Lewis thanked “all the WASPI and over 60s women who got in touch with this”.
He went on to ask former pensions minister and state pension expert Sir Steve Webb, who was a panellist on the show, whether it was likely the women affected would get compensation.
A DWP spokesperson has previously said: “The Government decided over 25 years ago it was going to make the state pension age the same for men and women.
“Both the High Court and Court of Appeal have supported the actions of the DWP under successive governments dating back to 1995 and the Supreme Court refused the claimants permission to appeal.
“The Government is required by law to regularly review the State Pension age, the second of which will be published later this year.”
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The Martin Lewis Money Show continues on Tuesday on ITV at 8pm.
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