Elizabeth - who is part of the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign - has now been forced to put her flat up for sale in the hopes of getting some extra money to support her financially because she's no longer able to work
A mum who suffers from widespread pain and extreme tiredness has been forced to sell her home after finding out the State Pension age had changed.
READ MORE:WASPI woman who worked from age of 14 told months before retirement that State Pension age had risen The 63-year-old said she had to give up work because of her health diagnosis. She said that despite being left a sum of money that did help her financially, she had to take up other jobs. She said: "I was a carer for a while and that nearly killed me. I did all sorts of jobs that I thought would be easier so I could still provide for myself and I supplemented this with the money that I'd inherited.
Now, Elizabeth is part of the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign. The WASPI Campaign is fighting for justice for all women born in the 1950s affected by the changes to the State Pension Age . It stands for Women Against State Pension Inequality.
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