1950S WOMEN URGED TO HAVE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY CUP OF TEA AND FIND OUT ABOUT COMPENSATION  

On International Women’s Day 8th March shoppers at Salford Tesco could learn the latest news for women born in the 1950s about possible compensation for inadequate notice of  changes to their state pension age.   

An information stand was run by the Salford and Eccles Women Against State Pension Injustice (WASPI) Campaign in the Salford Tesco Extra foyer (Pendleton Way, M6 5JG).  

Campaign Co-ordinator Judith Robertson, explained:

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“The Ombudsman ruled that it was maladministration when 1950s-born women were not given proper notice that we would have to wait several years longer to get our State Pension.

“The Ombudsman was expected to announce before the end of March whether the women should be compensated and if so, how. Over 5,000 1950s women in our area may be due some compensation. However it appears that the Ombudsman's reasoning is severely flawed in his assessment of the injustice that women have suffered. This would affect the amount of any compensation that might be recommended. Our fellow campaigners at the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign have therefore started legal action to challenge the Ombudsman via a Judicial Review. We fully support this action and will continue to campaign for fair and fast compensation.

“We will be celebrating International Women’s Day by making sure as many women as possible are in touch with the WASPI campaign so they can find out if they are affected by the Ombudsman’s ruling.  

“We will be giving out a tea bag with our leaflet so when women get home they can have a well-deserved cup of tea, read our leaflet and visit the WASPI Campaign website to find out out all they need to know.”