State Pension Age: Women

Debate between Damian Green and Melanie Onn

Wednesday 30th November 2016 Commons Chamber

[Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby) (Lab)]

Will the Secretary of State give way?

[Damian Green]

The hon. Lady certainly deserves to intervene on my speech.

[Melanie Onn]

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way. He says that media and publications campaigns have been undertaken, but does he accept that some of the women did not receive any notification of the latest changes, which extended the period before which they would be entitled to access their state pension?

[Damian Green]

It is obviously impossible to talk about individual cases without talking to the individuals. All I can say is that the DWP tried hard after the 2011 Act and wrote more than 5 million letters to people’s most recent addresses.