Campaigners have branded a Government decision not to compensate women affected by the way changes to the state pension age were communicated "bizarre and totally unjustified".The Government is also facing a barrage of criticism from MPs over the decision, some of which is coming from within its own party.One former pensions minister said the handling of the issue "sets an extremely worrying precedent".In March, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman recommended the Government pay compen

Campaigners have branded a Government decision not to compensate women affected by the way changes to the state pension age were communicated "bizarre and totally unjustified".The Government is also facing a barrage of criticism from MPs over the decision, some of which is coming from within its own party.One former pensions minister said the handling of the issue "sets an extremely worrying precedent".In March, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman recommended the Government pay compensation to women born in the 1950s whose state pension age was raised so it would be equal with men.