{"id":411183,"date":"2026-02-06T13:09:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T13:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/411183\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T13:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T13:09:16","slug":"bbc-issues-correction-addressing-waspi-compensation-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/411183\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC issues correction addressing Waspi compensation coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  On BBC Radio 4&#8217;s Any Answers show on January 31, it was incorrectly stated that a report by the Parliamentary and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.scot\/news\/health\/?ref=au\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Health<\/a> Service Ombudsman had rejected calls for compensation and the state pension changes were lawful.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  However, the Ombudsman had in fact suggested compensation ranging between \u00a31000 and \u00a32950 would be appropriate for each of those who were affected by the way changes to the state pension age were communicated to women born in the 1950s.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.scot\/news\/25830610.wes-streeting-spotlight-past-links-peter-mandelson\/?ref=ed_latest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Wes Streeting in the spotlight over past links with Peter Mandelson<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Work and Pensions Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.scot\/topics\/pat-mcfadden\/?ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pat McFadden<\/a> told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.scot\/politics\/westminster\/?ref=au\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Commons<\/a> on January 29 that a targeted compensation programme would \u201cnot be practical\u201d, with a wider flat-rate scheme costing up to \u00a310.3 billion.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.scot\/topics\/women-against-state-pension-inequality-waspi\/?ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Women Against State Pension Inequality<\/a> (Waspi) has long-campaigned, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.scot\/news\/25819982.waspi-campaigners-call-vote-parliament-compensation\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">have have carried on urging people to contact their MP<\/a> to call for compensation.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  A previous government decision not to offer redress was reviewed after the rediscovery of a 2007 Department for Work and Pensions (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.scot\/news\/25063718.dwp-news-interviews-updates\/?ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DWP<\/a>) evaluation, which at the time led to officials stopping sending out automatic pension forecast letters.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>File photo of the BBC offices in central London (Image: PA)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The BBC issued a correction on Thursday.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/helpandfeedback\/corrections_clarifications?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BBC&#8217;s corrections and clarifications page<\/a> states: &#8220;During discussion about the changes to the state pension age for women, it was stated that the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman had rejected calls for compensation and said the changes were lawful.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;This was incorrect.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;The Ombudsman investigation focused on the communication of the changes, not their legality, and in 2024 recommended compensation of between \u00a31000 and \u00a32950 for each person affected.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On BBC Radio 4&#8217;s Any Answers show on January 31, it was incorrectly stated that a report 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