WASPI - Women Against State Pension Inequality

monkeyspanner

ManofLeisure wrote: »

I'm afraid the boat has already sailed. The government are adamant that there will be no change in decisions taken.With the introduction of the New State Pension in 2016, I fear that will be the case.

I think you are probably correct but hopefully if the WASPI campaign makes some impact the government might think twice about pushing through another pension measure like this without sufficient notice. There is a review of pension age due in 2017. There is also a planned pension age change of 66 to 67 between 2026 and 2028. Will the government think they can change the schedule of the 66 to 67 age change as a result of the 2017 review? If they do it will be within the 10 year notice period recommended once again. That is why this matter is not just about the WASPI campaign but also about future decisions and fairness for both men and women since all pension decisions post 2018 will affect both sexes equally.

Mr_Costcutter

Over 75,000 people have now signed this petition - let's hope the figure of 100,000 is achieved.

BucksLady

Mr_Costcutter wrote: »

Over 75,000 people have now signed this petition - let's hope the figure of 100,000 is achieved.

The petition seems to be gaining momentum - over 82,000 signatures when I looked earlier on

surfsister

p00hsticks wrote: »

Sorry to be argumentative, but there is no 'most certainly' about it. There will be no 'losers' in the short term, as they will get at least what they would have expected to have got under the existing rules, and many will get more than that, even if they don;t reach the new maximum amount.

The figures from DWP that you refer to yourself confirm that.
http://paullewismoney.blogspot.co.uk/

Table 1 shows that 490,000 peope are expected to reach retirement age in 2020.

Of those, table 2 shows that 240,000 (just under half) will receive less than the standard full rate of nSP. However, 190,000 of those will receive a higher pension than they would have under the 'old' (current) rules, and 100,000 of those are women. I'd call those people 'winners' - wouldn't you ?

well when i began paying ni contributions my pension age was 60 then it became 65 and now 67. i will get 7 years less pension and pay 7 years more in so how can I not get less!!

BucksLady

Over 93,000 people have signed this petition. Please take a look if you haven't already

bmm78

How many of the 93,000 who have signed the petition know that WASPI's aim is effectively for the State Pension Age for all women born in the 1950s to be restored to 60?

Mr_Costcutter

bmm78 wrote: »

How many of the 93,000 who have signed the petition know that WASPI's aim is effectively for the State Pension Age for all women born in the 1950s to be restored to 60?

Quite a few I should imagine.

bmm78

Mr_Costcutter wrote: »

Quite a few I should imagine.

It should be all, bearing in mind that WASPI are claiming that everyone that signs the petition supports their cause.

This obviously isn't the case.

Mr_Costcutter

bmm78 wrote: »

It should be all, bearing in mind that WASPI are claiming that everyone that signs the petition supports their cause.

This obviously isn't the case.

You don't know how many 'don't know' and I'm afraid I don't know how many 'do know'. Where do we go from here?

catnose

Finding some of the comments here quite upsetting. No wonder women still don't have equal pay and opportunities.
Seems women are more interested in riding each other down than to show solidarity and ask for common sense fairness. I see a lot of 'neh neh', 'should have done like I did', and 'I'm alright Jack'.

This is not so much about raising the pension age for women, but about the way it was done.

I was not aware of any legislation passed 20 years ago regarding my pension age. To inform people properly would have been common decency and the costs negligible considering the impact this has on people's lives. Of course it would have made a difference in the way I planned the future. It is hardly compulsory to watch the news or believe all you read in the papers. Governments, policies and goal posts change at the drop of a hat. Definite decisions about pension age should have been confirmed and clarified in writing to those affected.

It is unfair how the changes have been implemented and it is unfair that some have to bear the brunt of these changes more than others and we should be helped in bridging the gap.

I was born in 1954. No equal opportunities here, I'm afraid. Just years of low paid back breaking work. 3 children. Worked up to a semi professional job, which was then taken away in the name of austerity in 2011. I'm left with a physically demanding low paid job again which is not suited for a woman of my age, health gradually failing and very worried how I'm gonna get through the next few years. I'd sooner have less money in my 'retirement' and not be forced to keep on slogging my tired body.
Women should stop putting the fingers up each other, recognise an unfairness when they see one and stick up for each other