Decision details
Notice of Motion: Make fair transitional state pension arrangements for 1950s women
Decision Maker: Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To consider the motion that "The Council calls
upon the Government to make fair transitional state pension
arrangements for all women born on or after 6 April 1951, who have
unfairly borne the burden of the increase to the State Pension Age
with lack of appropriate notification."
Decisions:
8.1 The Lead Member considered a report by the Chief Operating Officer. It was confirmed that two further Group Leaders had agreed to sign a letter to the Government in support of the motion.
DECISIONS
8.2 RESOLVED to recommend that the County Council:
i. notes the
report
ii. agrees the motion as written;
and
iii. agrees that a letter supporting this motion is sent to the
Government signed by Councillor Glazier, Councillor Shing and other
Group Leaders.
Reasons
8.3 As a consequence of the 1995 and 2011 Pensions Acts, women born in the 1950s will have to wait longer to draw their state pension. The age at which they can draw their pension is rising by up to six years from when they had expected to retire. Furthermore, many did not receive letters notifying them of these changes and in any event, even those that did received very little notice. Accordingly, the women affected report that this has had a significant impact on their financial plans for retirement.
Report author: Kevin Foster
Publication date: 26/09/2016
Date of decision: 15/09/2016
Decided at meeting: 15/09/2016 - Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change
Effective from: 23/09/2016
Accompanying Documents:
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