Equalisation of State Pension Age 1950's Women

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Dear Department for Work and Pensions,

From a recent DWP freedom of Information request number Fol 0533 Date: 02/03/2018.
The question was What Dates/Times/Channels was the TV advert shown re women’s pension age hike?

The DWP Response was
The Department did not use TV advertising in relation to the increases in women’s State Pension age.

I have never seem myself any TV advertising in relation to the increases in women’s State Pension age, and I would have to accept the DWP response in the Fol 0533 date 02/03/18, However subject to under covering the piece below it seems that the DWP response seems to incorrect and misleading, it is breath-taking that the DWP had not on record such information, as it is the DWP own retention period of 20 years for press releases.

I did not see any adverts on TV in relation to the increases in women’s State Pension age, and the DWP had said they never used TV for advertising in relation to the increases in women’s State Pension age, it goes to show even the DWP does not know what had gone on with regards to informing the cohort of women born in the 1950’s.

From as far back as 17/08/2015 on this foi
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The DWP had said to the questions that:

The pensions’ education campaign ran in waves from January 2001 until February 2004.

The objectives were to make people aware of the importance of planning for their retirement and to inform them of the information available to help them plan their options. The campaign used TV and press advertising, and direct marketing.

One of the press adverts was specifically about the equalisation of State Pension age and was featured in women’s magazines and national newspaper supplements.
Yet The Department said from a recent DWP freedom of Information request number Fol 0533 Date: 02/03/2018, it did not use TV advertising in relation to the increases in women’s State Pension age.

From the DWP Archived on 5th Jan 2004 press release 11th Jan 2001 called “ Pension Awareness Ad Blitz Begins”

Some of the extracts are set out below:

Mans best friend has taken the lead in a new Government campaign to get people to think about planning for their pensions.

Using Oscar-winning techniques that brought ‘Babe’ to life the £6.5 million marketing campaign aims to make people aware of the need to plan for their retirement and consider all the pension options available to them.

Launching the campaign Alistair Darling, Social Security Secretary, said “Obviously the basic state pension will remain the foundation of income retirement.

The adverts are humorous and clever and the use of real-life working dogs talking should grab people attention and get them thinking about the options to save for their retirement, “said Mr Darling.

The campaign, which includes which includes TV, press and cinema advertising.
The ad campaign aims to raise awareness, it will also carry some specific messages , including the fact that women state pension age is changing between 2010 and 2020 when it will be equalised at the age of sixty five.

Yet The Department said from a recent DWP freedom of Information request number Fol 0533 Date: 02/03/2018, it did not use TV advertising in relation to the increases in women’s State Pension age.

My Freedom of information requests are:

Please could you acknowledge that the DWP had not told given the correct information on the freedom of Information request number Fol 0533 Date: 02/03/2018, when it said that it did not use TV advertising in relation to the increases in women’s State Pension age.
If no acknowledge is available of the DWP blunder/mistake, please could you send me the procedure for taking up a complaint of wrong information given by the DWP on a foi requests.

My Freedom of information requests are:

Please could you send me copies of the ad campaign that was Launched by Alistair Darling the Social Security Secretary 11th January 2001 that aims to raise awareness, it will also carry some specific messages , including the fact that women state pension age is changing between 2010 and 2020 when it will be equalised at the age of sixty five, as the DWP retention period for Press Releases are 20 years.

My Freedom of information requests are:

Where from did the DWP obtain the information from the recent DWP freedom of Information request number Fol 0533 Date: 02/03/2018, it did not use TV advertising in relation to the increases in women’s State Pension age.

How many other people have been told that the DWP did not use TV advertising in relation to the increases in women’s State Pension age.

Please could you send me a copy of the assessment carried by the Foi team when they had said the DWP did not use TV advertising in relation to the increases in women’s State Pension age?

Yours faithfully,
LANGTON

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I am writing to request an internal review of Department for Work and Pensions's handling of my FOI request 'Equalisation of State Pension Age 1950's Women'.

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LANGTON

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I m still waiting for a responce

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