Overview
- Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden told MPs the government will reconsider last December’s refusal of compensation as it relates to communications on the state pension age.
- The newly rediscovered 2007 DWP evaluation found automatic pension forecast letters had little impact and led officials to stop sending them.
- The government has withdrawn from the Waspi judicial review that had been scheduled for 9–10 December while the evidence is assessed.
- McFadden cautioned that reopening the decision does not indicate the government will award financial redress.
- The ombudsman recommended payments of up to £2,950 per woman for a cohort commonly cited at about 3.6 million, with a potential total cost up to £10.5bn, as campaigners press for immediate payouts.