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Thousands of women should get payouts because of the way changes to the state pension affected them, according to a watchdog.

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) said the women who were born in the 1950s didn't get their pension when they expected because they didn't know about the reforms.

The PHSO report added that they are "owed" money by the Department for Work and Pensions.

It criticised the department, claiming it has "clearly indicated that it will refuse to comply... this is unacceptable".

On this episode, Niall Paterson explains why the pension reforms were pushed…

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