State Pension age was previously set at 60 for women and 65 for men, however, this was considered to be unfair and the process of age equalisation commenced. Under the Pensions Acts of 1995 and 2011, many women saw their state pension rise to the higher age of 65. By 2018, both men and women’s state pension age was set at 65, with further increases planned.
Some disagree with the change, while others have come to accept it, but debate the way in which the alteration was communicated.
Certain women have suggested they were not provided with ample enough time to prepare for these changes to take place.
Others claimed they did not receive any correspondence from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to let them know such a change was happening.
These women, often born in the 1950s, have described being financially impacted as a result, and some have said they struggle to make ends meet.
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But the Ombudsman cannot share its findings until the investigation is complete.
This is because, by law, it…
