Lauta, Yes he was the lone voice at PMQ’s – not awaiting Johnson’s reply with baited breath. In fact I am now 66 14th Sept. Just ‘entitled’ this week. The Pensions Act 1995 provided for the State Pension age (SPA) for women to increase from 60 to 65 over the period April 2010 to 2020. This is the man who would like to style himself as the new Churchill. Thank you, the result was very disappointing. As for maladministration, throughout this battle, the government have maintained they did it right, I know I wasn’t informed until 2 years before 60th birthday I am now 65 but the man keeps on telling the Judges there was adequate notifications so maybe 3.5 million of us are telling fibs. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Just read about 1995 act!! Great news. Correction…. "But what happened was people were reaching 60 and finding out then that they weren't going to get their pension. So at least we agree that the JR was never about getting full restitution. Onwards and upwards. It only changed from 65 to 66 in April 2020. I was born in 1959, little did I know that I was going to find myself at 61, living alone, divorced,living in a flat after my divorce, watching the pennies every month and with the prospect of working another 5 years in the NHS as a nurse. I sincerely hope that the highest Court in the land will deliver justice to us all. My husband was born in 1953 and he doesn’t get the new state pension either ! So , what’s their game? Born 1955 worked all my life …… sort of on the front line …….I’m. Good Luck everyone , I look forward to the new campaign! Fully behind back to 60. But I think this government can do Its right what the news said, if a different party got in it would have been a different story. Seems a lot of fuss and stress, not to mention wasted money, to carry this on any longer. Let us know if you start a crowd funder, as I will be first in line with my purse. this is good news we need to fight on it would be daft to give up now we have come thus far. Is the Supreme Court able to study the deliberate underhand withholding of information contained in the secret memos and if they find that the government were dishonest can they overturn primary legislation? Thank you to all involved taking this case forward. The court can’t reverse legislation so even if you won the case you won’t be getting any money. ( Log Out / I was born in July 1954 and didn’t get mine until 6 weeks before my 66th Birthday. To be fair Judi Bywater made a mistake and meant 66.She has corrected it in a later comment. Discrimination was not accepted I know but surely the facts that the changes were not phased in fairly is an issue. After reading the article it now becomes a little clearer that our so called ‘silent’ MP supporters have been nowhere to be seen. BJ replied “I will have to study the decision and will write to you”. "Some women were but we've got evidence that the Government prevented women knowing because we think they didn't want to tell us because they knew what would happen. When the article of the other day said the finds where clear they never informed everybody only a select few. She emigrated to the UK around 28. Ladies you have my full support ,I myself have to work untill I’m 66 the job I do is very heavy as a carer I have to be fit and healthy I am now 65 and not as fit as I use to be and have slowed down which the younger ones complained about does this action affect ladies in Scotland as well good luck, I am 63 and work for HMRC. Remember that PHSO is funded and works to support the Government – it won’t ever bite the hand that feeds it. We have no longer any right of redress in the European Court of Human Rights. Thank you for your support. She’s now almost 63. towards Women once more ! All power to you. Just listened to Video of Joanne and apparently only the 4th time in 20yrs UN has done this. David you know this. SP is payable in arrears but your entitlement will start on your 66th birthday. Tens of thousands of women are likely to have been underpaid the state pension - many could be due £1,000s, some even £10,000s. People think, 'oh you'll only have to work for six more years, what's wrong with you?'. Unbelievable!! Women hit by the state pension age rise have lost their Court of Appeal case against the government. But none for us. I waited until I was 66 before my state pension started and I definitely never had any correspondence about having to work after 60. Quite honestly I am disgusted with them. Shouldn’t the Government be locked up & the key be thrown away for misappropriation of public funds !!!!!…. Is it? However, they lost after the High Court ruled that the increase in the state pension age affecting women born in the 1950s was not discriminatory. If nothing else, it shows that we aren’t going away and that the fight goes on. I am behind you all the way, I was despondent on Tuesday but after a couple of sleeps and lots of thought more determined than ever. Make the most of your money by signing up to our newsletter for. You can ask for it to be paid weekly if you prefer. She’s had 4 surgeries in 3 years. It was asking for an apology so even if it had been successful you wouldn’t have been any richer. So maybe those of you who did vote for them were naive in thinking they would would be beaten down. My own personal circumstances are that I am constantly worried about money even though I have over 41 years of national insurance contributions I still have another 4 years to wait Good luck to all and keep well. I certainly cannot ever remember getting anything advising me that my pension age would be drastically increased – six years is utterly terrible to have to wait. Especially as The Courts are basically Government employees paid by the Ministry of Justice. The changes impact approximately 3.8 million women born in the fifties, with many saying they were not given sufficient notice to bolster savings to make up the shortfall in state pension. order back issues and use the historic Daily Express Really hope they will listen and do something about it! Born in 1958, worked since I was 18 and took redundancy two years ago. Seemed very keen whilst the Election was going on and all now seem to have disappeared. getting That I’ve totally had enough my body saying no…… good luck David you have done brill ….. and rest of the team…..,Government put pension age up far to fast …… never considered age we started work ….. fingers crossed. The decision comes after the Court of Appeal comprehensively rejected their case in a judgement announced on Tuesday. Thank you for letting us know…. If I were a Man born in 1952 I would be on the Higher Rate Full SP Supreme Court; Pic Credit:BBC News Lawyers for Backto60 and the two complainants decided today to apply to the Supreme Court for permission to bring their case to the highest court in the UK. The first judicial review was rejected but BackTo60, which campaigned for the women, won the right to appeal the decision on all grounds. "During this pandemic, there have been nurses that are still working but they're exposed to the severe risk that the Government is ignoring. Thank you for the hard work done getting this appeal to court. This contract legally required me to pay not only NI but Income Tax whilst I worked. Funny that!!! As they did for men from 60 to 65 … 3.8 million women should have had our National Insurance paid for by this government for 6 extra years . The financial cost of full restitution should not enter into it. ", The Backto60 founder added: "Many women have lost everything, there is a hidden impact. Am so emotional and tired of this battle. I hope i live long enough to see a restitution of our rights /. We have already left the European Union, we are now in a Transitional Period to tie up loose ends. We need justice for the way this was done to us. Surely we will get what we paid for this time round. Campaigners lost a landmark legal fight today against rises in millions of women's state pension age. I was 37 in 1995 & knew nothing of the changes that were being made about my state pension. (I DONT SEE YOU LAZY SODS GETTING OF YOUR BACKSIDES .?????????????? Absolutely fed up and couldnt believe the outcome on tues .like to thank the two ladies who are fighting are cause much appreciated, Great news. We all appreciate what you and the legal team are doing.. PPI comes to mind …..miss sold Ni and pension claim back ??? Even if we got the go ahead they Thank you to all those determined to pursue to the end. I hope Mr Day will press Johnson for the reply ‘in writing’ he should be receiving in due course. We paid in, so they should pay out, regardless of cost. Had I been a man born in 1955 I would have had 1 year added to my pension. It has to go to the Supreme Court that is our only chance for justice. Why not assist WASPI prove it was maladministration. Fabulous! a bit worried in case they do like the other judges have done and not take us seriously enough to Judge us fairly and take the DWP route again. Then I watched PMQs. Please this is a wrong that must be corrected we have all paid into our pensions without fail this is our money taken from us. In fact without us women these jumped up big heads they wouldnt know what the hek to do. Born 1956 never received any notification from DWP of the intended pension age increase, lived at present address for 35 years. £175 a week With them all the way .Thankyou for your support and publicity David. Another pension blunder that came to light is to be resolved soon when married women who have not been receiving the right amount of pension are very rightly going to be compensated with a lump sum and a increase in their pension. Was devastated by Tuesdays judgement. I was told that when I reached 60 I would be getting my state pension. We were already physically mentally and emotionally suffering enough before Covid came and we are now at increased risk in so many ways, I hope and pray we all survive and the Supreme court will help us get the justice we deserve and future retirees are treated with the compassion, respect and dignity deserved. Like Like I wonder how many realise that BT60 are only asking for an apology. This would be wonderful I am 64 and have never been notified of changes in pension age I suffer with copd and am still working as a carer it would be lovely to be able to retire thank you all that have fought do hard for our case. But because of the way the increases were brought in, hundreds of thousands of women born in the 1950’s (on or after 6th April 1951) have been hit particularly hard (**including us!!!! So well done to the Backto60 campaign , Id love to think you can win this but sadly, to the government we are only women. Not convinced it’s worth the cost in law there was no discrimination I hope to get out a heck of a lot more than I ever paid in. xx, Do we have to use Mr Mansfield again!! Too late that Is due to DWP delaying the millions of complaints of Maladministration. Question them. Been living off redundancy payment since but it’s all but gone now. As well as the Judiciary. Scandalous all those years of working and not receiving a letter either about the change in pension. 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In the meantime it would be nice if CEDAW were to be placed into UK law before any Supreme Court appeal were heard. I’m appalled at the judges decision and quite frankly, the note they made concerning their fear that a triumph for Backto60 would cause others to appeal. I’ve kept up to date with politics Absolute insult to 50s women and the deception of our monies paid in!! The judges ruled that the first judge , Ms Justice Lang, should not have allowed the judicial review to go ahead because it was a long time after the 1995 Act raising the pension age for women was passed. no we don’t. PHSO is not a legal system unlike the Courts, despite it’s glossy website that may make people believe it is a ‘justice system’. I hope that there is a good response as this is definitely a case to be heard again. If the male judges wives were in this age bracket I’m sure they would be shouting from the hilltops for justice. I was not informed my pension age had changed until I requested a statement from the DWP in 2010 ! LOL, Let’s keep on trying the younger generation need our jobs and we are old to keep worker looking after grandchildren and elderly parents why cant the Tories see this. Why can’t they lower the pension age because they so eager to. I hope we get more high profile men and women and MPs on our side to increase public awareness seen as we cannot take to the streets in mass proportion at present without breaking the law so the more we get news coverage the better . I fully agree with taking this to the supreme court, I am 1956 and in 2009 I was having a meeting with my financial advisor to discuss the steps to take regarding my private pension as it was nearing my 60th birthday. Its got to be worth a try though. Good on them, parliment are selfish corrupt and thieves .why and how can these liars stand there ans more or less Tell us that if women work we are not as good as men If you cannot afford the book, at least read the recommendations below it on Amazon. It’s us now, and if the govt get away with this it will be YOU next. Enough notice I think not. How is it that the younger People who now have and will , retire after April 2016 only need 10 years contributions to claim the full Higher State pension at the moment £175 a week , while Women of the early 50s had to work hard to get 34 + years , to be able to claim full Old Rate SP at £135 a week …. We have to stop being polite, suffragettes didn’t get anywhere being nice. The Coalition Government legislated in the Pensions Act 2011 to accelerate the latter part of this timetable, starting in April 2016 when women’s SPA was 63 so that it reached 65 in November 2018, at which point it started to rise to 66 by October 2020. I now have no private pension and had to wait 5 Years and 5 months extra t receive my State Pension. Women born in the Fifties affected by the rise in their state pension age from 60 to 65 have been given a sliver of hope after being granted approval to appeal a High Court … I sincerely hope that we can take our case to the Supreme courts . The only reason I had this small pension pot was because of Margaret Thatcher changing the rules so everyone had a chance and I was lucky to be able to afford it. Thank you. it up quick enough so why can’t put it down.These people are playing Excellent news! With a multi millionaire Conservative Cabinet, they do not care women in poverty. We can’t help each other as we are all affected…3-4 years older or younger… ', '50s women were given no notice of these pension changes in the first place.'. Applicants are allowed to go to the Supreme Court directly to plead their case to be heard if they are turned down by the Court of Appeal. Great news. Third time lucky? The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), however, disputes the claims made by the Backto60 group, saying 50s women did receive ample warning of the planned changes to the system. Some 3.8 million women were affected by the change which Michael Mansfield, Henrietta Hill and Adam Straw, argued amounted to both direct and indirect age and sex discrimination and had led to women born in the 1950s being driven into poverty and ill health. So pleased that this decision has been taken. We actually discussed the SPA and even he did not know what was happening and suggested I ring and ask, when I did ring DWP / Pension Service in 2009 they told me it was still 60 and when I said we were hearing it was 65, I was told the new law had not been enacted. People are living longer, so we need to raise the age at which all of us can draw a state pension so it is sustainable now and for future generations.". We must keep up the fight. Inequality has been exacerbated rather than quelled by the unfair way the age increases have been implemented. The Official WASPI Campaign ( Women Against State Pension Inequality ) : Working to achieve fair transitional state pension arrangements for women born in the 1950's affected by the changes to the state pension law. This beggars believe that our government had no problem in hiding information . Born1956.my sister born 1960 has hers 66 1month.whats that about.?? In 2018, the High Court outlawed different “guaranteed minimum pensions” payments to men and women. For the oldest Democracy in the world it is unbelievable that Johnsons Government ignores and disregards the Lower House and introduces Laws with no consultation or debate whatsoever. Millions of women born in the 1950s, including around 35,000 in Gloucestershire, are pinning their hopes on the outcome of a court of appeal case by the BackTo60 group Campaigners had been appealing against a ruling by High Court judges in October 2019, which rejected claims of discrimination. To the whole team, thank you from the bottom of my heart. Please could more cases be put forward and not just 2. Thank you Julie and Karen, Back to 60 , the legal team and you David for supporting us. Considering claiming benefits now as I’m sure others are. I am one of these women working the extra 6 years …Thank you to all you lovely people who are fighting the cause. They will probably take money from my hard earned pension to help repay the countries debts. A DWP spokesperson said: "The Government decided more than 20 years ago that it was going to make the state pension age the same for men and women as a long-overdue move towards gender equality, and this has been clearly communicated. The decision was announced by Joanne Welch, the founder of Back to 60, appropriately during an interview with the BBC radio programme Woman’s Hour. Also men get one years change we ladies get 6……discrimation you decide !! A landmark case against the increase in women's state pension age to 66 has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal. That we have clarity on what the ask is and it’s transparent,…and reasonable, not just an apology. "You only have to go through a few more life events coupled with your wrecked financial plan for it all to go wrong. Many women believed they had a chance of a big fat cheque, which was unfortunate, but at least they now know “full restitution” was always a pipe dream. Campaigners Anne Taylor and Patsy Franklin at last week's court case ... part of the court case. Even thought BT60 were telling women the JR was for “full restitution” it clearly wasn’t. Here is hoping this will help us 50s women to also get some compensation and earlier retirement for us all soon too. Yay! If it can be heard in the Supreme Court that would be wonderful. Fingers crossed we are granted permission to take this obscene injustice and blatant discrimination to the Supreme court. She was absolutely healthy at 60. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Change ). You have surely read the court result? Can somebody find out where all our money as gone. Women born in the 1950s have said they have been "robbed" of their "earned dues" as a result of the state pension age changes, a campaigner has claimed. Women have always been discriminated against, having to juggle working, looking after their family and caring for elderly parents and Grandchildren without any help. My understanding is that women believed the JR could get them “full restitution” but you and I both know that’s not true. I think the Supreme Court should re-think the whole situation , I an many more will have paid in for over 50 years the time we receive our state Pension, yet you only need to pay in 35 years !! No help in those times:(, Thank you I will support you all the way we have to have justice it’s our money, This Government and previous Governments are nothing but Gangsters with suits on. You have a lot of support here from all us ladies born in the fifties. Both you and your sister will be eligible for your SP at 66. They agreed with the arguments put forward by Sir James Eadie, the Treasury Counsel, on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions that they had been adequately consulted about the rise in the pension age from 60 to 65 announced in 1995 and later extended to 66 under the Pensions Act in 2011. Well done ladies dont give up the fight. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Lorraine. The Court of Appeal has announced that its judgement on whether the Department for Work and Pensions correctly handled the change of the women’s pension age will be handed down on September 15. State pension age change: When will the UK state pension age rise? Sincere thanks to everyone helping us 1950s women. The pension age threshold finally equalised at 65 for both men and women around November last year. I , for one, had regularly checked my pension age date and it stayed at 60 until 2014. Even so, my contractual agreement was that my pension provider would invest my money ready for me to receive at 60 years of age. Unbelievable miscarriage of justice. 3.8 million women affected.