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\nRos Altmann also suggested that women had misunderstood changes to UK state pension, after coming under pressure to provide help for those affected Campaigners demanding a better deal for women who say they will lose out because of state pension changes have been told by the government that there is no \u201cmagic pot\u201d of cash to help them.Giving evidence to MPs, the pensions minister, Ros Altmann, also suggested that the affected women had misunderstood how the new state pension would work, and defended the government\u2019s handling of the issue. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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