IDS: No u-turn on women's state pension proposals

However, the secretary of state for work and pensions, hinted the coalition would be open to later amendments which would help soften the blow for women particularly affected. In the second reading of the Pensions Bill today, Duncan Smith said there would be no change to the current schedule, which equalises men and women's SPAs at 65 in 2018 and increases them together to 66 in 2020. When asked repeatedly if the government would be open to amendments to assist women aversely affected by the Bill, Duncan Smith would only answer that the coalition has no plans to alter the schedule for...