DWP Is Failing to Compensate yet Another Group of Women over a Pensions Scandal

DWP is failing to compensate yet another group of women over a pensions scandal

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) attempts to address historic underpayments of state pensions due to the Home Responsibilities Protection scheme have been met with considerable criticism, as new revelations indicate that only a small fraction of those owed money have received what they are due. The DWP has acknowledged that despite sending letters to 370,000 potential claimants, only 12,379 cases of arrears have been identified, amounting …

BSW boss Sahra Wagenknecht calls for the Austrian pension model for Germany. The German system calls it "female hostile". Figures from the Federal Statistical Office show how many pensioners are considered to be at risk of poverty.

Around 2.1 million pensioners lived below the poverty line last year.

A major risk to millions of households.

Millions of pensioners are at risk of poverty. Especially in the 20-year comparison, the development is dramatic.

Some 62 percent of those affected by age poverty are women. This is shown by the Federal Statistical Office. Are other countries making it better?Women are particularly often at risk of age poverty. This is evident from a special evaluation carried out by the Federal Statistical Office, which the Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht had requested and which is available on the star. According to her, in the past year about 2.1 million pensioners lived belo…