The Government has announced it will look again at whether or not to award compensation to so-called Waspi women over changes to the state pension age.
Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said Labour would “retake” the decision after his predecessor Liz Kendall rejected a watchdog’s recommendation to give compensation to the affected women in December.
McFadden told MPs in the Commons that the Government had not considered 2007 research findings by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
“In light of this – and in the interests of fairness and transparency – I have concluded that the Government should now consider this evidence,” he said.
“This means we will retake the decision made last December as it relates to the communications on state pension age,” he added.
However, McFadden made clear that the Government would not necessarily change its mind.
“Retaking this decision should not be taken as an indication that the Government will necessarily decide that it should award financial redress,” said the cabinet minister.
It follows legal action launched by the Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) campaign against the Government.
The campaign group filed a judicial review case against the DWP with the High Court, which is expected to be heard in December.
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