Our state pension 1950’s women

[granadagirl]

Our state pension
Judicial Review.... hand down of judgement set for Thurs 3rd Oct at 10am
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I will be absolutely gob smacked if anything changes! They have got away with stealing our pensions and have no intention of giving the money back in any way shape or form.

I will be delighted to be proven wrong so will watch with interest.

Yeah, this will be interesting. Fiver says those affected get it noted that it’s tough for them but tough luck nothing’s going to change.

The government are also being taken to court by civil service unions for changing their pensions too, to a less favourable one they pay more into to receive less and have to work seven years longer to get.

The whole thing is disgraceful.

Each woman loses about 47k,
I personally don’t think we have a cat in hells chance, but will still have my fingers crossed.
I read somewhere that 15k was a figure????

But it doesn’t matter about us ! When they’ve spend Kkkkk on Brexit

The weird thing is that lots of people especially those in their 70s assume at 63 I'm already getting my state pension and have been doing so for the past 3 years rather than having to wait another three. Likewise bus passes etc.
Even if the judgement is in our favour they won't pay out. Brexit is a great excuse and let's face it there's lots of areas where any available cash needs to be splashed. We would be right at the back of a very long queue.

I'm old enough that I'll probably never see a state pension, but I still support the WASPI Women because you had no notice of the change and no time to make other provision. The Tory Party have been disgraceful in their handling of this, and have treated you with the same contempt that they do the disabled and those on low incomes.

They win by trying to divide us. But we stand together against their continued attacks.

• young enough, although clearly my faculties are failing!

I’m in exactly the same position. I have to wait until next August when I’ll be 66 before I can claim my pension. I’ve got no choice other than to carry on working.

can someone point me n the direction of the arguments for and against? I’m directly affected - my sister got her pension at 60, I have to wait till 66 - but in all honesty I can’t see why women should get a pension any earlier than men.

Go waspi women
I’m one of them but have been lucky not to have to rely on it
I’m rooting for us all and our north east chapters have been very vocal

Join your local waspi dogtooth on fb pp

I was born in 1961 I will be nearly 67 when I get my state pension!! Just wait the next age group 1970 onward will be 70 before they will get pension.

I'm directly affected too. I have my fingers crossed, but in all honesty, I cannot see things changing either. Too many women costing too much money.........

Hang I’m confused - I am 1981 and was told 68 now it’s 70 - when did that change?

in all honesty I can’t see why women should get a pension any earlier than men.

That's not up for debate and that women received it earlier was decided by historic governments, certainly not by women. The issue is the government changing the goalposts, leaving the vast majority of women unable to make alternative plans for finances.

My mum had to wait until she was 62. She was told to opt out of certain pension contributions in the 80s because she was married. Unfortunately, there was a huge amount of gender bias in financial advice in the past. She gave up work when she was 60 as she was caring for 3 elderly relatives and had a mental breakdown. She's one of the lucky ones in that she only had to wait 2 years and she had my dad to pay the bills.

Of course its not just the pensions that havent been paid - there is no free bus pass, no winter fuel allowance , no pension credit even if your partner is over pensionable age.There is continuing income tax and national insurance payments for work done past 60.
I havent worked it all out as Im not quite in the bracket but was originally looking forward to retiring aged about 60 ( as I have seen my older relatives do)and its getting further and further away as I cant save enough to sustain early retirement.
Its a downright disgrace .
But
There is no way that anything will change in favour of 1950s womens pensions. They just arent high profile or interesting enough to warrant it.

Its a sodding outrage, oh it's only old women, who cares? Don't think there is any chance of retrieving our stolen money. Meanwhile Londoners,if any if you over 60s don't know about the £10 oystercard, apply to TfL now. One £10 payment covers all your transport costs in London, bus, tube,train, for one year. Huge saving.

Not long now ladies 10am !