Back to 60's Judicial Review Outcome

Silvertabby

“ But not for ALL women - only those born by 1950. In my case, my State pension age in 1995 was indeed 65.
Originally posted by Silvertabby

nigelbb wrote: »

All women who retired in 2010 were 60 years of age.

Yes ! Now we're getting there !

SonOf

In 2010 the state pension age for a woman was still 60.

No it wasn't. It was 60 for some women. It was not 60 for all women.

This thread is about women who are not able to get their state pension age 60 and haven't been able to do so since 1995. The judicial review and WASPI (and other various groups) are not interested in women who could get their pension at 60, beyond wanting it to be 60 themselves.

Silvertabby

SonOf wrote: »

This thread is about women who are not able to get their state pension age 60 and haven't been able to do so since 1995. The judicial review and WASPI (and other various groups) are not interested in women who could get their pension at 60, beyond wanting it to be 60 themselves.

If the judicial review does recommend some form of retraction (other than just for the 1953/1954 women, who were hardest hit by the 2011 changes), any bets on how long before WASPE2 and Backto602 are launched with the aim of getting the same 'deal' for those born in the 1960s ..... etc....?

JezR

Silvertabby wrote: »

Just a thought, but when women's State pension age was reduced from 65 to 60 in the 1940s, did the Government write to every woman on the Land to tell them? Thought not.

They had to apply on a form inside a leaflet obtainable from the Post Office. Required was proof of birth date and marriage, if claiming via a husband's contribution. The Act gave a pension to about 310,000 additional women.

At that time national insurance contribution rates were not equal; working men paid 12d a week and women 7½d.

merrydance

I know I said I would not comment again:-


The aim of the campaign is to achieve fair transitional state pension arrangements for all women born in the 1950s affected by the changes to the State Pension Age in the 1995 and 2011 Acts. We do not ask for the pension age to revert back to age 60.

This is what the court will decide on.

lisyloo

I hope you and everyone else (men and women of all ages) get the fairness you are asking for.

bluenose1

Gers wrote: »

Once again you are offering vast generalisations and muddled ideas.

My mother born in 1928 - went to university after the war years and had a very successful career as a university lecturer once she graduated. Stayed in that job her whole working life.

Better healthcare etc came about because of societal changes from which men benefited equally.

I'm not going to argue for or against the pension changes. At least not here where things are turning difficult again!

It is a fact not a generalisation that proportionally far more men than women went to University in the 50s. Think it was less than 25% of women at that time compared to men.
With regard to your mum I assume she was from a wealthy background because I know my working class family during the 50s had to work from 16 to put food on the table.

I haven't really followed the Pension changes but certainly men's private pensions have been significantly more than women's so I can understand while they feel aggrieved.

Silvertabby

merrydance wrote: »

I know I said I would not comment again:-

The aim of the campaign is to achieve fair transitional state pension arrangements for all women born in the 1950s affected by the changes to the State Pension Age in the 1995 and 2011 Acts. We do not ask for the pension age to revert back to age 60.

This is what the court will decide on.

I know WASPE say that they are not asking for all 1950s women's actual State pension age to be put back to 60, but they ARE demanding a non-means tested 'bridging' pension, equal to the State pension they didn't get, payable from age 60 until new SPA for ALL 1950s women. 6 of one, and half a dozen of the other.

If this is achieved (and I'll eat my old WRAF beret if it is!) then we will be in the unacceptable position of women born in 1959 getting (the equivalent) of the State pension back dated to 60, whereas women (and men) born in 1960 will have to wait until they are 66. What an unfair cliff edge!

Hopefully, common sense will prevail and any reversals will be limited to helping the 1953/1954 women worst hit by the 2011 changes.

merrydance

It's no Waspi taking them to court it's Back to 60

Silvertabby

merrydance wrote: »

It's no Waspi taking them to court it's Back to 60

Aren't they making similar demands?