don’t forget accumulated interest ! Like an employers pension now, the NI money was invested on our behalf and was to pay towards our pensions and NHS. I now have no private pension and had to wait 5 Years and 5 months extra t receive my State Pension. Women Against State Pension Injustice (WASPI ) are the main campaign group in Gloucestershire and many of these supporters travelled to London for the High Court case… She said: "We're calling it a triple whammy because they've been robbed of their earned dues and forced to go to court to fight for their property to be returned. Joanne Welch told Woman’s Hour “I know that Julie Delve and Karen Glynn have been actively considering next steps. Born in 1958, worked since I was 18 and took redundancy two years ago. I think that it would never revert to back to 60, I think it should be fought on the basis of the lack of clarity and information that was presented. Master of the Rolls, Etherington £234,184 pa So maybe those of you who did vote for them were naive in thinking they would would be beaten down. ", READ MORE: State pension advice: Hidden costs for pensioners during coronavirus. 17 Sep 2020 The Court of Appeal has rejected a case by women claiming they faced discrimination when their state pension age was increased. It was bad enough having 5 years added and not being informed but to add insult to injury they added another year in 2011 I retired in 2013! Not convinced it’s worth the cost in law there was no discrimination 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. The issue affects women who were married and reached state pension age (SPA) before April 2016, who can claim the basic state pension. She emigrated to the UK around 28. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. This is the biggest injustice l will of worked over 50 years inc NHS by the time l receive state pension like many women . The judge even had to ask him did he want 5 mins to compose himself at one stage!!!!! You have surely read the court result? Born1956.my sister born 1960 has hers 66 1month.whats that about.?? Campaigners had been appealing against a ruling by High Court judges in October 2019, which rejected claims of discrimination. Well done ladies, David and the team, fight don’t give up. A contract was broken unilaterally and money owed , by virtue of us all paying in in good faith, was taken out and never replaced. Good luck to the ladies supporting us .. She’s now almost 63. They aren’t asking for your money back. Plans to ask the Supreme Court to hear the case are now being drawn up by the legal team after Joanne Welch confirmed that the decision was taken at a meeting today. What’s the likelihood of that considering the Government we have in charge of this country! NO BEING SWEPT UNDER THE CARPET !!!!! (I DONT SEE YOU LAZY SODS GETTING OF YOUR BACKSIDES .?????????????? You really don’t understand the process of what would have happened if they had won. Four million women born in 1950s CANNOT claim compensation for retirement age being raised from 60 to 66 - after campaigners lose landmark High Court challenge Julie Delve, 61, … you do not get your pension at 60 if you were born in 1956 i was born 1955 and its age 66 when you can claim it not before then if you were born after oct 1954. well and truly robbed. With a multi millionaire Conservative Cabinet, they do not care women in poverty. Thank you for all the hard work done on our part, 1954 my birth year, please keep going XXX ❤️. Fully behind back to 60. Thank you for your reporting David. Every day I am pushed out of my comfort zone and made to do a jiob that fills me with anxiety. Thank you for your support. The decision was taken after two of the Judges in the Court of Appeal, who heard their case, Lord Justice Sir Nicholas… If you cannot afford the book, at least read the recommendations below it on Amazon. 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? "The World Health Organisation's Dr Tedros put out advice to say that over-60s were exposed to a severe risk of COVID because of the high death rate. This is what happens when the Country has such a PM as Johnson with a huge majority. All power to you. Please could more cases be put forward and not just 2. We where not informed and we require a compensation based on the facts. 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. David thank you for all your DEDICATION, Careful what you wish for. A job I love but which means Im exhausted and take to my bed at 9pm most week nights as even though Im fit for my age its exhausting. If this fails, is there the possibility of taking it to the European courts ? I have to wait till 66 and 4months for my pension. My poor mother started working at 13 as her mum couldn’t afford to keep her at school. Fabulous! Successive political parties had nothing but contempt for those who vote for them. Yes indeed, good luck!! Last year two women took the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to court over the state pension age changes, which have increased women’s … Thank you Julie and Karen, Back to 60 , the legal team and you David for supporting us. Increasing the age at which women born in the UK in the 1950s are entitled to receive their state pension to 66 is lawful, the court of appeal has ruled. We will keep coming at them. We cannot give up! Can somebody find out where all our money as gone. We have already left the European Union, we are now in a Transitional Period to tie up loose ends. ", The Backto60 founder added: "Many women have lost everything, there is a hidden impact. They simply dont care once they are in and busy feathering their own nests. ( Log Out /  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. Seems a lot of fuss and stress, not to mention wasted money, to carry this on any longer. Sorry David I didn’t see Judith bywaters correction but I put my comment on i stand corrected many opologies to both of you. We paid in, so they should pay out, regardless of cost. that is frankly completely misleading info and I think you know it. Backto60 women in first win of State Pension age hearing STATE PENSION age has been at the centre of a landmark court case in recent months, but the women … WE ARE IN 2020 NOT THE DARK AGES Exactly what successive Governments have relied upon, they have even admitted that the expected NICE response from us gave them the confidence to proceed with this disgusting injustice. I was born in 1953 and should have retired at 60 in 2013. Surely we will get what we paid for this time round. 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 . So sad I am 64 in December so Campaigners Anne Taylor and Patsy Franklin at last week's court case ... part of the court case. Would rather not go down that route. 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. I hope to get out a heck of a lot more than I ever paid in. Born 1955 worked all my life …… sort of on the front line …….I’m. Thank you B Smith – I have all along thought I had made a contract with the government, in fact the contract is compounded by having a number called a National Insurance Number. With all due respect, I think that some important information has been left out. Too late that Is due to DWP delaying the millions of complaints of Maladministration. It was a means to getting an injustice resolved – by arguing that it was discriminatory – it opened the way to a remedy. 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. That’s where it all went wrong without the added problem if 50s women not being allowed to pay into a private scheme especially if they were part time which most of us were because of child care. There are STILL women who do not know that they will retire at 67/8 yrs of age!! This beggars believe that our government had no problem in hiding information . Unbelievable miscarriage of justice. Married women who hit state pension age before April 2016 are a key group who may be owed, but others – including widows, divorcees and the over-80s, whether married or not - should also check. This guide explains who may be affected, and how to reclaim The Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed claims the … No government would have dared add 6 years all at once as a delay for men! No mention of writing to us but then, we probably wouldn’t read it anyway! xx, Do we have to use Mr Mansfield again!! Net alone failing to accept that women were treated differently . Lets stop all NIC Born 3/12/1954. Still so many 50’s women not aware of the BACKTO60 group. Furthermore, I understand to get my pension I ‘only’ need 35 qualifying years, so for eg: starting work paying NI at 20yrs old + 35 yrs = 55yrs………. Considering claiming benefits now as I’m sure others are. They are asking for an apology. Brilliant news!!! Do you know what ?? So , what’s their game? **). Applying to the Supreme Court is excellent news. 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. Even if we got the go ahead they In June 2019 the Backto60 campaign group brought the judicial review case to the Divisional Court, which examined whether 3.9 million women born in the 1950s were appropriately communicated with regarding changes to the state pension age that result in a later retirement. I wasn’t exactly inspired by Johnsons response, especially since he has already failed to keep true to intention to look at our issues with ‘fresh eyes and vigour’. I based my Divorce settlement on the fact I thought I would receive my Pension at 60 Years of age and did not ask for part of my Ex’s Service Pension after spending 33 Years as an RAF wife. Learn how your comment data is processed. They re getting rid of SSP so why are we still paying They’re all paid by the Ministry of Justice (Government). Women’s state pension age has been raised gradually from 60 since 2010, and they now receive the benefit at 65, in line with men. Sincere thanks to everyone helping us 1950s women. The court can’t reverse legislation so even if you won the case you won’t be getting any money. Thank you ladies for all you are doing. I was born in July 1954 and didn’t get mine until 6 weeks before my 66th Birthday. 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 . Theft is the word that should be being used and nobody, not our gov, should be above the law. Ms Welch continued: "He said if you're over 60 and you have underlying health conditions then you should be shielding. We have spent our lives working and paying in to be walked over like the dirt under their shoes. Any occupational pension possibly taken from age 50 onwards (there was no communication even as late as 2011) however small is deducted from any job seekers allowance leaving little or nothing. It is affecting my family life and health. A whole generation of women affected…for each one of us, its all our female school mates from primary, junior, secondary and college and uni…sisters and friends. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. They buy the judges. You can ask for it to be paid weekly if you prefer. It has a small section on the Waspi complaints and although it includes NHS cases, it makes very clear the systems used by the PHSO. Correction…. In the meantime it would be nice if CEDAW were to be placed into UK law before any Supreme Court appeal were heard. But I think this government can do How on earth could we know with such conflicting information. I am one of these women working the extra 6 years …Thank you to all you lovely people who are fighting the cause. 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. The pension age threshold finally equalised at 65 for both men and women around November last year. 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 "But what happened was people were reaching 60 and finding out then that they weren't going to get their pension. Thank you for the hard work done getting this appeal to court. Last month, Backto60 took the government to the High Court for a judicial review into the way the retirement age was raised. Pay off the national debt and get the bankers out of trouble. Total injustice, thank you all who are taking this further. 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. Her health has kept declining. I put 60 instead of 66. Legal team Joanne and you too David for all your support and clear reports. Really hope they will listen and do something about it! I was born in 1957. That we have clarity on what the ask is and it’s transparent,…and reasonable, not just an apology. BJ replied “I will have to study the decision and will write to you”. You can unsubscribe at any time. I hope that there is a good response as this is definitely a case to be heard again. Was devastated by Tuesdays judgement. If I were a Man born in 1952 I would be on the Higher Rate Full SP 55 years I will have contributed to this country and 30 years is all you need for the new pension……interesting how much extra I get on top of the basic pension I get. Grateful for all the work they have done The House of Lords and The Courts do what they can but given the result we had last Tuesday I fail to see when or how things will change. newspaper archive. ', '50s women were given no notice of these pension changes in the first place.'. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. The Pension reeks of Discrimination and Inequality Almost 4 million women were impacted by the government increasing the state pension … Thankyou for all youve done I never knew about this until I had that dreaded letter, £ 47.000 I payed in and have not had . I hope i live long enough to see a restitution of our rights /. The financial cost of full restitution should not enter into it. Good Luck! Count me in. 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 The Court of … SUPREME COURT YAY!! For those who were divorced having to start again building your own pension when it was too late. So at least we agree that the JR was never about getting full restitution. 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. Its right what the news said, if a different party got in it would have been a different story. We will not give up and we will not be silenced, we all paid our full national insurance “stamp” most from the age of 16 years, this was a promise that we would at the age of 60 be able retire with our pensions. I sincerely hope that the highest Court in the land will deliver justice to us all. 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"During this pandemic, there have been nurses that are still working but they're exposed to the severe risk that the Government is ignoring. The DWP wrote and informed us that our complaint would be delayed due to the JR Appeal. I heard 18 months before my 60th birthday of the first age increase and later it being 66. Good luck to the legal team, Joanne and the team and David. "Then there's the pandemic where they've been, for all intents and purposes, abandoned in the way that I've described to you. To get the truth about how the PHSO works, it is worth reading the book ‘What’s the Point of the Ombudsman’ by Reynolds and the PHSO Pressure Group. For gods sake don’t these prmeople get it.??? £175 a week Wishing you all the best for this next phase! Yes take it to the Supreme Court , cant let the Government get away with this. If we had our SP would be able to retire and keep safe. When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. 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. By the time she can retire she’s not going to be in good health or will be forced to retire through bad health. Women hit by the state pension age rise have lost their Court of Appeal case against the government. Thank you to all those determined to pursue to the end. 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. he was building his pension pot. PHSO is not a legal system unlike the Courts, despite it’s glossy website that may make people believe it is a ‘justice system’. The case has now been taken to the Court of Appeal. This is theiving from our future we are every good as men .I worked even when i had babies went back when kids after few weeks Especially the young ones they will never het a state pension. no we don’t. Well give me some of the £48000 they’ve stolen from me, and give my job to the youngsters now. I was not informed my pension age had changed until I requested a statement from the DWP in 2010 ! I think it’s around £168 a week not £175.20 which I will receive next month at 66. Is it? I had no notification whatsoever. Onwards and upwards. If the male judges wives were in this age bracket I’m sure they would be shouting from the hilltops for justice. Women have always been discriminated against, having to juggle working, looking after their family and caring for elderly parents and Grandchildren without any help. There’s no hope for a fair and unbiased outcome for 1950’s until this current – or could it be corrupt – Tory Government is gone and we have some ‘real’ politicians in place. Definitely the way to go. "You only have to go through a few more life events coupled with your wrecked financial plan for it all to go wrong. BT60 may have hoped that an apology woukd lead to something more but there was no reason why it would have. Well done ladies dont give up the fight. Couldn’t get another job despite applying for over 100 jobs!!! SNP MP Martyn Day asked Boris Johnson what he was going to do for the 1950’s ladies following the loss of our appeal. Am so emotional and tired of this battle. Remember that PHSO is funded and works to support the Government – it won’t ever bite the hand that feeds it. Thank you David Hencke for your continued support. It’s us now, and if the govt get away with this it will be YOU next. We can only pray for the Supreme Court to live up to its name. ( Log Out /  In 2018, the High Court outlawed different “guaranteed minimum pensions” payments to men and women. The government never offered to pay my National Insurance for my extra 6years. I will gladly give to a crowdfunder & have no concerns. Let’s keep fighting for this Bastards!!! She was meant to retire 3 years ago and has 3 years to go. Grhhh makes my blood boil ! if so this will have to be done quickly, before the UK actually leaves the EU….Perhaps it would be as well to prepare for this now, to do so asap ! When all financial papers were sorted and my plan was put in front of me. ?also the employers contributions.this needs investigated.what was our money used / borrowed for. In fact without us women these jumped up big heads they wouldnt know what the hek to do. As well as the Judiciary. Scandalous all those years of working and not receiving a letter either about the change in pension. The DWP's new figures examine the theoretical cost of reversing the women's state pension … Shambles through and through and the government know it will cost too much to give us our missing contributions. towards Women once more ! With them all the way .Thankyou for your support and publicity David. I am confused as to what happend about the men being able to have their contributions paid and woman have done without, surely that is discrimination or maybe favouritism towards men same thing I suppose. I , for one, had regularly checked my pension age date and it stayed at 60 until 2014. Also men get one years change we ladies get 6……discrimation you decide !! Plus the risks with this pandemic for over 60s and having to work . . The 1995 Conservative Government’s State Pension Act included plans to increase women’s state pension age from 60 to 65 so that it was the same as men’s. What ever they like and no one Start worrying BoJo!! Just listened to Video of Joanne and apparently only the 4th time in 20yrs UN has done this. 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. 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. The Country is in a terrible mess with so many things that Back to 60 really needs to remain prominent so we aren’t pushed back to become ‘invisible’ and something that has now been ‘dealt with’. My birthyear is 1958. This is outrageous! Put Good luck in the Supreme Court . If Master of the Rolls wanted to be more patronising it would have been difficult. Thank you, the result was very disappointing. I will have to disagree. In October 2018, the High Court ruled Lloyds bank scheme trustees must equalise benefits between women and men who have guaranteed minimum pensions because of contracted out benefits.. Fingers crossed we are granted permission to take this obscene injustice and blatant discrimination to the Supreme court. I believe that they are going to go ahead with an application for permission to have this heard in the Supreme Court”. We really appreciate your support ♥️, No doubt the DWP made up their so called evidence in saying they informed us ladies. Shouldn’t the Government be locked up & the key be thrown away for misappropriation of public funds !!!!!…. They don’t give a shit with the salaries they get they would not know how to live on the bare minimum wage or on uc,. Just discovered on Ministry of Justice website, open to all to read the massive salaries the Judges earn. The case … I feel cheated and discriminated against. 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 …. The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) will never find any ‘maladministration’ in the Waspi Cases. Even so, my contractual agreement was that my pension provider would invest my money ready for me to receive at 60 years of age. ( Log Out /  State pension age change: When will the UK state pension age rise? As a Woman born in 1952 I am on the basic Lower Rate SP £135 a week All working and have had worked till pension should be paid .why are we treated like 2nd civilians .this is discrimination and had to be stopped .Why is a man get treated properly yet women that worked are disciminated against women .like we are lower humans disgusting in parliments eyes its like 2nd hand BUT WE ARE AS GOOD AS YOU ????? 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. We are now paying in to a works pension as well as income tax Seemed very keen whilst the Election was going on and all now seem to have disappeared. The entitlement age for both will rise to 66 from next year. We kept to.our side of the bargain to retire at 60 they reneged on it thats the truth, Good on you back to 60 and to Julie delve and Karen Glyn POWER TO WOMEN ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL. 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 was 61 on the 15 sep .i was made redundant last November after 45 years working care .i am no looking after my sick mother and cant even get carers allowance i have no home of my own, no car . Good luck on behalf of all us 50s women xx. Just read about 1995 act!! . It only changed from 65 to 66 in April 2020. Even thought BT60 were telling women the JR was for “full restitution” it clearly wasn’t. The decision was taken after two of the Judges in the Court of Appeal, who heard their case,  Lord Justice Sir Nicholas Underhill and Lady Justice Dame Vivien Rose, refused permission for them to go to the Supreme Court. You have a lot of support here from all us ladies born in the fifties. MILLIONS of women could be forced to work longer or survive off smaller pensions after losing a landmark state pension court battle. I just cant tell you how disgusted I am with this government. Tens of thousands of women are likely to have been underpaid the state pension - many could be due £1,000s, some even £10,000s. Plus previous governments since Thatchers time had stopped paying their part of the deal into the NI pot. Frankly the jr would have been the only way to get this government to hand back any money to the 50swomen – the pensions minister doesn’t think they should get a penny in compensation let alone full restitution. I only found out by chance of new rules when I was made redundant at 58 A landmark case against the increase in women's state pension age to 66 has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal. High Court judges today (June 6) heard the Department for Work and Pensions (DwP) respond to accusations that its efforts to level the difference in pensionable ages between men and women have resulted in unlawful discrimination against the latter. Yay! 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. Just feel the stress is reducing my life expectancy. It’s despicable that “pensioners” have been forced down this route by greedy politicians and mealy mouthed judges. Divorced women. He couldn’t even find a witness!!! She’s had 4 surgeries in 3 years. So onward and upward ladies. I will contribute gladly if it helps win our case. The first judicial review was rejected but BackTo60, which campaigned for the women, won the right to appeal the decision on all grounds. Question them. I hope Mr Day will press Johnson for the reply ‘in writing’ he should be receiving in due course. Enough notice I think not. Campaigners lost a landmark legal fight today against rises in millions of women's state pension age. Well done let’s keep fighting this total injustice. Especially as The Courts are basically Government employees paid by the Ministry of Justice. Retired when I was 59 thinking I would get my pension in 12 months only to find out afterwards I had to wait another 7 years. We have lost the battle, not the war. I’m happy that Back to 60 are attempting to push our cash to the Supreme Court, but even happier that the UN are investigating the UK Gov, under the CEDAW convention. Let us know if you start a crowd funder, as I will be first in line with my purse.