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Shouldn’t all reaching State Pension Age & beyond have £221 min retirement income (NSP) some independence, dignity/respect, many women historically missed out.
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I’m just one of many born 50s women benefitting by drops from the 39 NIC qualifying years needed4 full BSP or NSP & helped much by NIC caring credits.
Many 50s women worked part time whilst raising/caring families & never expect much more than state pension income in retirement.
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@waspiwoman07
@PeterStefanovi2
@WASPI_Campaign
@BorisJohnson
Many women working in the care sector & NHS who chose 2work the extra years from 60 to 65/66 are now front line in the fight against the coronavirus without them & those retiring early returning 2work where would we be.
All front line staff deserve better now & in the future.
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@carolvorders
Maggie Thatcher stopped links between the state pension & wages allowing it to devalue for decades. The new state pension restores its value above means tested support level.
The state pension always paid out more to men than women no wonder the majority of sufferers are women.
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In 1993 Jeremy Corbyn campaigned to equalise state pension age at 60 for men & women & increase the amount of state pension paid.
Was it affordable, was it well debated
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@TBHonestlizz
Isn’t “raised in abject destitution on a council estate” way over the top, yes she struggled !
Many of us were raised on council estates.
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Many women putting family first rely entirely on state pension income in retirement having worked in low paid part time jobs, not bothered about gender gap just those at bottom of heap are treated fairly & not divided by 6/4/16
“ONLY INCOME” BSP£126+but<£164 v NSP£164
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@jannycat
@WASPI_Campaign
I don’t regret the choices I had & made, my retirement income along with others that did similar reduces the average retirement comparable, we weren’t ALL or claim to be martyrs but we weren’t just housewives our part time earnings helped pay household bills.
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@SteveMa46372289
@dem_cath
And born >1960s are now reaching 60/61 and mostly wait till 67 for their state pensions.
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Many wives/partners putting family first rely on only state pension income in retirement having worked in low paid part time jobs, never bothered about gender wage/pension gaps just those with least income are treated equally & fairly
Many receive much less than new state pension
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The state pension is supposed to give a basic income to everyone reaching state pension age & beyond yet many have a retirement income of much less than £175.20 a week (new state pension) the gap below this widens annually with inflation.
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The Governments reasoning behind the 1995 pension act & equalisation of state pension ages for men & women at 65.
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@GBNEWS
Many born 1950s and more so those before them have a retirement income of much less than new state pension £179.60 when all have similar basic individual needs !
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@jannycat
@alisonfletch1
@johnmcdonnellMP
@KarenLeeMP
Stopped long before state pension age rises were discussed, as
@davidhencke
suggested in small print, could have been used to raise state pension amount
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@SarahDykeLD
@WASPI_Campaign
Too many of working age are still suffering in serious financial hardship across the board.
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@BrianJo70317946
But you haven’t paid for your state pension, your contributions went to others that reached state pension age before you.
@GrahamDallas5
@murdo_fraser
They’ll never means test state pensions as raising ages was much less contentious !
Look back & see how the 2007, 2011 & 2014 acts got through, the rise to 68 is currently under review along with lower longevity in deprived areas.
The 5yearly review is due 2b published next year.
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@Tanni_GT
The train door wouldn’t close if you asked someone to stand in the doorway till assistance came, would it.
Seems totally ridiculous to be put in that situation.
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@LabourShaw
@KeeleyMP
@LBBuryS
Women lost the right to retire at 65 when 2007 Labour increased future state pension ages beyond 65, 2012 Coalition speeded them up.
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@TPensions
Government could apply 7.4% to the basic state pension & give all state pensioners same rise of £10.18 a week as all pensioners need to buy similar basic essentials.
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@stephen501
@BorisJohnson
So sorry, it’s not a women’s thing though, sadly 13% men and 9% women don’t make 65.
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Make 2018 a year 2remember4 women pensioners who have often played 2nd fiddle over the years looking after families & caring4 those in need, give those with least a minimum retirement income of £159 - not asking4 a lot, just a little bit of independence & dignity in later years
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@cari910
@carolynharris24
@WASPIint
@WASPI_Campaign
@timloughton
@theresecoffey
Looking back women have been discriminated by state pension rules when raising & caring for families that’s why many have a retirement income of less than £168
Income matters at state pension age, many have worked beyond state pension age through financial needs
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@Kevbrown51
@tigresseleanor
Do a bit more research and you will find the age for wives was to be reduced to 60 to help older husbands financially look after their younger wives, did you know that singles had to fight for inclusion !
Talk about equality !
@kersten_england
They also collected 1m signatures for a petition for their aims & were successful in lobbying for a parliamentary commission for pensions of unmarried women. This reported in 1939 and as a result the age for unmarried eligibility for a state pension was reduced to 60 in 1940.
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@premnsikka
Many that will be affected are perhaps just too busy to notice as it’s too far away to worry about, history repeating itself as was the case in 1995, 2007, 2011 & 2014.
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@NicoletteColl20
@DWP
@DavidGauke
But if your husband was same age as you, you would both retire at 66, some tweet that their husbands work beyond SPA to continue supporting their wives.
WASPI support state pension age rises and equalisation their issue is simply inadequate notification/implemention as many quote
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Government next 5yr state pensions review is due in 2023 before next general election if current Government runs full term2 May 2024.
Will SPA rises to 68 be speeded up for our children, will they need2 work longer to financially survive, 2young 2worry ?
Who has that crystal ball
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@JillJillarnold3
@KevinASchofield
@mattprescott
@SophyRidgeSky
Over one million work beyond state pension age, many though need.
Incomes much divided on ALL fronts.
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@RoarForJess
@carolynharris24
@MTKGlobal
We all need a little inspiration at times, it's incredible how very sick children give us much more
#RoarForJess
🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁
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@RachelAdamSmith
Paid carer wage rates are low & dictated by market forces more then knowledge & experience, the whole care sector is under resourced and would be overwhelmed if not for the army of unpaid carers devotion.
Not OK.
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@IanByrneMP
Aren’t you doing anything for those born 1960s now reaching 60, 61, 62 and soon 63 that lived similar lives and had similar expectations ?
Not being fair to ALL your constituents & the reason why ?
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@davidhencke
Seems many can’t work out simple things.
If women got their state pensions whilst some men of same age got NIC credits who were the winners ?
You appear to be treating many women as fools.
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As one shows no support for minority 50s campaigning groups out only for themselves one is accused of not caring for anybody/anything.
The current state pension review is looking at rises to 68 & lower longevity in deprived areas 2b published next year will it be controversial ?
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Women Rights Protestors WASPI campaigning against 1950s born women state pension age rises 2 hit SKIPTON High Street @ 10.00am
@CravenHerald
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@ProudGranny24
@Edwina_Currie
Many born >1960s now reaching 60, 61 & 62 would probably like the same.
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@julieco16652056
@Loriagne2
Many elderly parents fall into the gap between independent living & needing care 24/7, unpaid carers make the sacrifices saving the Government millions.
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@teejaydub
@Bash_Street_Kid
@Nixola77
@sharrond62
In 2015 women still formed the vast majority of the part time workforce not much has changed since.
Few part timers could afford an works pension if allowed2, even min wage full timers struggle to join auto enrolment schemes as other essential bills come first.
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@HelenGoodmanBA
@BarbaraRich_law
And those born a day, a month or up to a year later or even more & waiting fully till 67, having had similar lives and expectations ?
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@PennyMidasRollo
@Conservatives
Perhaps the state pension should have been increased when you read the details not the controversial headline.
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When one works part time on minimum wages and gets the annual increase set by the Government how long does it take before the small extra is swallowed up by basic living costs.
Much the same for those relying entirely on state pension income, many get less than £168 a week.
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@GAtmeare
@ElfinchickCasey
@amateuradam
Does any women that knew of state pension ages rises in 1995 or shortly afterwards think equalisation of SPAs
@65
with men/husbands/partners of same age was wrong, perhaps a few not majority.
Any age below SPA should be treated same on prescriptions - free in Wales & Scotland !
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@PaulAnd57761768
Many pensioners above state pension age have a retirement income of much less than the new state pension £179.60 a week yet have similar basic essentials to buy.
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@omega469
@hinsley_lynne
@dernabod
@JuliaCoombs8
@CuretonSara
@jannycat
@THgrumpy67
@dontdelay
@PaulTempleman6
@westerby1
@jem167
The % has risen considerably over the years, many 1950s paid in a lot less when starting work than those following.
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@Stanleedia
@paul_yardley
@James_Thorburn
@RishiSunak
@BorisJohnson
Many older pensioners get much less than full basic state pension having never managed to earn the 39 or 44yrs NICs on reaching state pension age before 2010.
The married stamp was a con.
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@JosephineCumbo
Low thousands with today’s computers is not good enough, around nearest thousand should be possible, shouldn’t it ?
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@deasy_diane
Many higher up & closer to the front line including some born 1960 who are 60 now having to work.
Everyone knows how tough life is at the moment for most.
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@LizMillar5
@Profocus4U
@ShirleyPressler
@MarcusRashford
@BorisJohnson
Born >1/1/1960 wait same and longer till state pension age.
Big divide between wealthy & poor pensioners, poorest will only have state pension income in retirement, many will work beyond state pension age through need.
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@RespectIsVital
Ask a WASPI
No advertising done when state pension age rises were debated & Pension Act passed between 1993-5, Government just relied on News Media headlines to gain interest & debates
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@lindatheactor
@ShirleyPressler
@davidbirch63
A basic income for all pensioners of £155 would be a fair start
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@Savvy_Woman
@Marthakearney
@BBCRadio4
Many were housewives after marriage, looked after their families, worked part time low paid jobs 2supplement household income & help pay bills
Didn't earn a state pension in own right, encouraged by Governments/employers 2pay married stamp, needed husbands contributions4 SP
@SPA
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@WASPI_Campaign
Many still don't know what their retirement age will be to plan, are they worried or just don't think about it
One in four people aged between 50 and 64, don’t know what their State Pension age is. That's equivalent to nearly three million people
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@cari910
@carolynharris24
@sue
@GuyOpperman
Make 2018 a year 2remember4 women pensioners who have often played 2nd fiddle over the years looking after families & caring4 those in need, give those with least a minimum retirement income of £159 - not asking4 a lot, just a little bit of independence & dignity in later years
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@RonToddFdn
@WASPI_Campaign
If there is any inequality within the state pension benefits it’s the historic amount paid out to women in a system that was designed to help men not women until recently, many will suffer the consequences to their graves.
Why shouldn’t ALL receive a min retirement income of £168
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@RuthACornish
Not an 1980s Ad, £360 a year, £10 a week for a starter more like early 1970s or before ?
Banks were stuffy institutions, last ones to adapt to change perhaps yet they had 3 women branch mangers, so some got on.
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Retirement income matters at state pension age & beyond more so for women who have2 rely entirely on state pension alone
New State Pension raises bar to £159 with 35 full NIC qualifying years
Many women State Pension Age before 6/4/16 have a retirement income of less than £159
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@jannycat
@WASPI_Campaign
@PHSOmbudsman
@DWP
Refused is an overstatement, he didn’t think it was necessary to incur public expense on it.
He didn’t try to hide it either, news media saw to that.
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@JacquiRidleyArt
@WASPI_Campaign
@PHSOmbudsman
@DWP
Many had no option but work those extra yrs 60-SPA whenever they found out as those following will do & wait longer still.
Many never had much choice as they couldn’t join work pension schemes or couldn’t afford2 join them given the opportunity or take out personal pension plans.
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@lazyjoolz
@EnnylNosredna
Not just retail, hospitality, child minding cleaning, ironing etc. all on min wages often part time to fit in with raising/caring family. A much underrated army keeping the country going !
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@moterry132
@LabourShaw
@KeeleyMP
@LBBuryS
Labour never intended to recede the 1995 rises or adjust the transition timetable to 65 during the many years in power.
The best thing Labour did was reduce qualifying NICs from 39yrs to 30yrs >2010 enabling many more women to earn a full basic state pension than those before !
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@WASPI_Campaign
@MelJStride
More reason for big improvements to carers & attendance allowances !
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@WASPI_Campaign
Most of those women have or will continue in jobs they had at 60 to 65/66 same as men of same age.
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@RuthNewportWest
@WASPI_Campaign
1960s born women are now reaching 60, 61, 62 & soon 63 seems state pensions age rises are here 2stay, the current 5yr state pension review is focusing on rises to 68 along with lower longevity in deprived areas.
The SP review due 2b published next year, will it be controversial.
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@WASPI_2018
What of the born 1960s mostly waiting till 67 for their state pensions and the 13% men that sadly don’t make 65.
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@cari910
@jannycat
@CeliaGr28535021
@GRASPI4
Certainly shows what we know, pension credits don’t work, women have historically received less state pension then men & are being left behind.
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@stevewebb1
Did the report also include on how well news media, employers, unions, pension providers cascaded the information down as you probably know DWP 2004 state pension survey suggested 70+% knew something of 1995 rises.
Many had a vested interest to let others know.
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@WASPI_Campaign
Anyone campaigning would go for the highest level, the APPG is only a small group opinions swayed by campaigners, shouldn’t get2 carried away with this, seen it before.
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@MayorOfWY
@BBCLeeds
And what of born >1960s who have lived similarly and won't get their state pensions mostly till 67.
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Why can't those working >SPA pay NICs 2boost 6/4/16 SP foundation amount2 full new state pension £164
Why did many women qualifying4 full basic state pension £126+ but miss out on the benefits of NSP £164
Why shouldn't all women have a minimum retirement income of £164
Age !
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@jannycat
@BobAtCraven
@cari910
@LabourNorth
@ACunninghamMP
Hope WASPI don't scupper any chance of Gov helping more needy 60+ with means testing
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@sjennings1501
@Mandyque
@MartinSLewis
Less than 0.5% benefit claimants are fraudulent, so much of it is in one’s mind.
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@DurrantHelen
@HistoryPolicy
This abstract says much
“Our pension system has been characterized by a state pension too low to live on and dependence on occupational and private pensions which cannot provide a comfortable old age to the low-paid and irregularly employed, most of whom are female.”
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@westerby1
@Pushingtheboat
@David_Batty
There are 1.9m of these pensioners in poverty & many more not far behind, not all pensioners are wealthy and Tory
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@IdRatherRetire
1950s averaged 1st child when aged 24, today’s 1st child ave age 28, many women became first time grandparents at 52+
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The Government admitted with the introduction of the new state pension that historically women had been poorly treated in the past yet did nothing to help all those reaching state pension age before 6/4/16
All pensioners deserve a min retirement income of £168 equivalent to NSP
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Retirement income matters at state pension age & beyond, more so 4those who rely entirely on state pension income
New State Pension raises bar to £159 (MTSL) with 35 full NIC qualifying years
Many women State Pension Age before 6/4/16 have a retirement income of less than £159
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@dernabod
@WASPI_2018
@PHSOmbudsman
@2018_waspi
@WaspiFalkirk
@WASPI_Stroud
@WaspiCastleford
@ScottishWaspi
@Waspiwlothian
@westdunwaspi
Seems made up as they go along or perhaps have a couple of genuine cases that missed the net, either way after a failed Judicial Review and Parliamentary Ombudsman 28 month delay on individual notifications they’ll be lucky to get even an apology as deluding others wins nothing.
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@David_Bunyard
@BBCNews
@Conservatives
Bit late now, where was everyone in 2007 when Labour were first to increase future state pension ages to 66, 67 & 68 ?
2011 Coalition Government started bringing these rises forward !
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@WASPI_2018
@PHSOmbudsman
@2018_waspi
@WaspiFalkirk
@WASPI_Stroud
@WaspiCastleford
@ScottishWaspi
@Waspiwlothian
@westdunwaspi
Yet public sector employers and unions were most likely to keep staff better informed !
Doesn’t really wash for the majority.
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@LizzieCornish12
You don’t need an accountant as the money was never collected through NICs or went into the NIC fund !
The details not the headline gave the clue.
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@Savvy_Woman
Many women SPA<6/4/16 miss out on benefits of new state pension, SPA<2010 missed out & also on reduction of NICs from 39 to 30yrs.
35yrs NICs is easier2 achieve with NIC credits4 caring/unemployment/sickness now age moved to 65
All pensioners should have a min income of £164
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@red_claudius
@downbeat63
@mrdanwalker
Many 1950s WASPI women carried on working the extra 5/6yrs to state pension age (many beyond this). Many of these work in the NHS, care & retail sectors are keeping us going through the coronavirus pandemic, many that could afford2 retire are answering the call 2return2 the NHS
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@DrRoundglasses
And what of born 1960s living similar lives mostly waiting till 67 for their state pensions.
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@THgrumpy67
@omega469
@jannycat
@sue_957
@KlemesherA
@nowobbles
@Elizabeth107107
@LynxLair1960
@carolawalker56
@CarrieCambridge
@MaryDenise22
@CherylP54918090
Easy spending ALL day sending out same old messages getting nowhere, “why do you bother” using your phase after a failed Judicial Review Appeal and a 28 month delay in individual notification found by the Parliamentary ombudsman is hardly a victory as some claim.
Imbecile.
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How can anyone that knew of 1995 SPA rises through news media headlines & had time 2plan 4these although most couldn't do much planning claim now that the rises were wrong when WASPI agree rises & equalisation of state pension age were fair if they had been notified individually
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@Alexandra132
@IvorPowell3
Surprising how many more watch tv news nowadays to know what goes on but failed dismally over a very controversial issue in 1995 that had many gossiping as it affected both men & women even though there was a fifteen year wait.
Some missed it.
Governments don’t pay, workers do !
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@suebrazier
@GillW1220
@Somanylikeme
@1956bbay
@WASPI_Campaign
@jannycat
@ormy27
@ProudGranny24
@janeroylovett
@enajeco
@boutiqueheather
Why do many WASPI claim they're fighting 4all 1950s women &insult the intelligence of the majority that knew of SPA rises as they became law
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@a9alw
Will those that have reached or soon reaching state pension age in Skipton & Ripon now be more vocal particularly 1950s women
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@JonesCitizen1
@KayKing56604570
@BarbaraSutton15
Most accept higher state pension ages then increased NIC contributions as ratio between workers & state pensioners continues2 fall.
The more wealthy can draw on their pension pots before SPA but those with less, low paid, redundant or ill health & unable2 work have little choice
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@GRASPI4
@THgrumpy67
@AlanB143
@mikebirdy
@SomethingVintag
@LouiseM83596371
@alanherbert1
@shatherley2
@TPensions
He just shows himself up to anyone but his faithful few.
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@paullewismoney
I remember you saying on the radio some 15yrs or so ago it was far better to save for your funeral in a simple savings account when you get older.
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@MikeEllis132
Consultation took place in the House of Lords and by the cross party Pensions Committee at the time, the issue was lack of notification by DWP although many knew through news media at the time !
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@paullewismoney
Both reports then will based only on the 28 months delay established by the inquiry which may be no more than an apology & certainly not the full restitution some still cling2.
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