The sisters from Cleveley’s say ‘they just want us to die’ after the government announced it won’t compensate women affected by the pension age rise.

Three sisters 'betrayed' by government over no Waspi pension payout

Starmer faced a flurry of questions from different parties over his decision not to compensate women affected by the change to the state pension age.

'Betrayal in the most scandalous way': PM faces pressure over Waspi compensation

The government is being criticised by some MPs from our region for deciding not to offer compensation to women affected by changes to the state pension age.

North East Labour MPs speak out against WASPI women decision

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall said it was 'an extremely difficult' decision but it came down to two key facts.

'A day of shame': Waspi women will not receive state pension compensation

The group, Women Against State Pension Inequality, says thousands of women born in the 1950's have been left without the income they were expecting.

WASPI women 'disappointed' compensation was not mentioned in budget

Jackie Britton, Jo Hamilton and Shelagh Simmons have all been involved in long running campaigns to try and "right the wrongs of the past."

'We're not ordinary, we're extraordinary' Three women on their fight for justice

Liz Latham is among a group of women born in the 1950s known as "Waspi women", who say the rise in the state pension age in 1995 led them to suffer financially.

Waspi: 'Redundancy, low wages, serious health issues' 

The group of women born in the 1950s say the rise in the state pension age led them to suffer financially.

Millions of women affected by state pension rise owed compensation and apology 

Thousands of women in the North East are affected by changes in the state pension age are owed compensation and an apology, a report has concluded.

'I'm still waiting for justice': The women fighting for pension compensation

'It feels like we've been picked on because we're just women' hundreds gather for protest outside Parliament

WASPI women protest at Parliament against change in pension age

Frances Neil, WASPI woman and former headteacher in Essex.  
Credit: ITV News Anglia

Former teacher Frances Neil was among the generation of women who found out they would have to work for years longer than they expected.

'We were sold down the river' after pension age change - Waspi women

The clock tower at Wakefield Town Hall will be lit purple this evening in support of the 1950s-born women who had their state pension age had increased.

Wakefield Town Hall to be lit purple in support of WASPI women

One of the women impacted by the ruling was Julie Delve from South Cumbria. The BackTo60 group brought a Court of Appeal challenge over the changes after losing a landmark High Court fight against the Department for Work and Pensions last year.

Women lose court of appeal challenge over pension changes

A Dorset woman says she does not know how she will survive if an appeal against the government's changes to the state pension age changes is rejected.

Woman does not know how she will survive if appeal against state pension fails

Hundreds of women have gathered at Westminster to protest the government's decision to delay the age they can take their state pension.

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