9. Plaid Cymru Debate: Women against state pension inequality campaign

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:20 pm on 20 March 2019.

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Photo of Joyce Watson Joyce Watson Labour 6:20, 20 March 2019

I absolutely agree with it. And the other issue that I would like to raise, again, and I raised it yesterday, is that anybody that tries to find employment at the age of 65 plus—and we're talking about people having to work beyond 65—they're more likely to die, according to Prime Cymru's figures, before they get a job than they are likely to get a job.

And we also need to be aware—because it's going to affect this age group as well, again, and women, again—that the pension credits from May this year are going to be paid once the youngest person becomes entitled to that pension credit. So, it isn't only now that they're going to be affected, which they clearly are, but by increasing this age before they can receive their pension, it also moves it further along the way before they can actually get pension credits. And that has been sneaked through without any notification in the chaos that is Brexit. Well, you haven't hidden that news, we won't let you hide that news, and I won't actually accept this amendment, because I know personally that this is absolutely inaccurate. [Applause.]