Martin Lewis issues five-word update to WASPI women over DWP compensation
WASPI women have been handed a brutal two-word update over potential Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) compensation worth £2950. It follows a Parliament Ombudmsan report encouraging the DWP to pay women affected by the historic state pension injustice.
Martin Lewis re-shared a tweet on Twitter, now X, on Budget day after Chancellor Rachel Reeves' speech. The social media user had written: "No mention of Waspi compensation," before Mr Lewis re-shared. It followed Ms Reeves has announced £11.8 billion to compensate those impacted by the infected blood scandal, and £1.8 billion to compensate the victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal.
Ms Reeves said: “The previous government also failed to budget for costs which they knew would materialise. That includes funding for vital compensation schemes for victims of two terrible injustices: the infected blood scandal and the Post Office Horizon scandal.
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“The Leader of the Opposition rightly made an unequivocal apology for the injustice of the infected blood scandal on behalf of the British state, but he did not budget for the costs of compensation. Today, for the very first time, we will provide specific funding to compensate those infected and those affected, in full with £11.8 billion in this Budget.
“I am also today setting aside £1.8 billion to compensate victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal, redress that is long overdue for the pain and injustice that they have suffered.” The Government will set aside £11.8 billion to compensate those affected by the infected blood scandal and £1.8 billion to compensate victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal, the Chancellor has announced.
Whitehall is in “rapid delivery mode” on the Infected Blood Compensation Authority, Nick Thomas-Symonds has promised. On the work of infected blood support groups and advocates, the Cabinet Office minister said: “The Government will be engaging with them. The Government will be asking what more support is required, and I know that a number of honourable and right honourable members have asked about that and the Government will take that work forward.”