“Sidmouth residents Jenny Velterop and Julie Davies spoke out last week about the bid to bring women’s pensionable age into line with men’s – which has seen many people born in the 1950s face a six-year delay.
MP Hugo Swire says that while he understands concerns about the pace of change, the Government has taken measures to mitigate the impact on the worst affected – and alternative arrangements would bring ‘inordinate’ costs to the taxpayer. …”