UK Government hints at more State Pension compensation decision delays for women born in the 1950s

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told MPs that he “understands the strong feelings” across Parliament over the lack of response to the recently published Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s (PHSO) final report into the impact of changes to the State Pension age for women born in the 1950s.

During Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, he acknowledged the “desire for urgency in addressing them” but added that an update “will be given to the House once those findings have been fully considered”.The PM’s response came after the SNP’s Chris Law highlighted how it has been more than a month since the PHSO published its long-awaited report.

After a lengthy investigation, the PHSO said that the DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) failed to adequately communicate changes to women’s State Pension age, and those affected are owed compensation.As a result of its findings, the Ombudsman has asked Parliament to intervene and “act swiftly” to make sure a compensation scheme is established.The Dundee West MP said: “Women born in the 1950s in my constituency and indeed in every constituency across these islands, are still waiting to hear whether the UK Government will listen to its recommendations and deliver compensation.“I was proud to see the Scottish Parliament support a motion last week calling for compensation to be delivered without delay, but utterly dismayed to see members of both the Conservative party and the Labour party abstain.“Can the Prime Minister finally tell us when the Women Against State Pension Inequality Campaign - the WASPI women - will receive the compensation that they rightly deserve?”Mr Sunak replied: “I understand the strong feelings across the Chamber about this topic, and the desire for urgency