MSE News: WASPI compensation rejected again following fresh Government review

MSE_Abby · 2026-01-29T17:43:32+00:00

Women who argue they were not fairly notified about a rise in the State Pension age will NOT be paid compensation, the Government has announced today (Thursday 29 January) following a fresh review. Insisting that the majority of affected women knew about the change, ministers said a compensation scheme "would not be the correct use of taxpayers' money". Here's the latest…

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artyboy · 2026-01-29T17:51:39+00:00

is there an echo in here?

FIREDreamer · 2026-01-29T17:59:13+00:00

Oh no! Anyway …

Not much sympathy here I suspect. Just a grift in my opinion.

LightFlare · 2026-01-29T18:03:39+00:00

as the minister said (correctly imo) blanket compensation would be unfair on the tax payer as it is not possible to separate those who werent informed/werent aware and those who were

eskbanker · 2026-01-29T18:04:10+00:00

WASPI threads are always pretty transient, given the way so many posters feel the need to opine on the merits (or otherwise) of the principle of the claim itself, rather than discussing the news update, but it does seem a bit daft for MSE to close the existing 'unofficial' thread about this, only to then start an 'official' one instead!

MattMattMattUK · 2026-01-29T18:06:50+00:00

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81860621#Comment_81860621

I am pretty sure every thread has ended up being shut down either due to an epidemic of uncivil behaviour or becoming "political", I agree it does seem an odd choice to post this on the forum.