Wasp women who supported Labor in the general election have said they will never vote for the party again after the government takes office. ruled out compensation for the increase in the retirement age by the state.

They said they had been “stabbed in the back” by Labor after Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall announced there would be sanctions. no compensation system for women born in their fifties.

Pollsters also warned that anger over the wasp problem – combined with the controversial decision to end universal winter fuel payments for the elderly – could lead to a significant drop in the Labor pensioner vote.

Waspi (Women Against State Pension Inequality) activists had demanded £10,000 each for women born in their 50s who expected to receive his state pension at 60 but had to wait another five or six years.

It follows a report from a parliamentary ombudsman which recommended compensation and said the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) was guilty of “maladministration” for failing to properly inform women of changes to the pensions.

But Kendall told the House of Commons that compensation worth more than £10 billion would not be a “fair or proportionate” use of taxpayers’ money, given that most women knew that Changes to the retirement age were going to happen soon.

Pat Cregan, a 68-year-old from Suffolk, was forced to take two jobs in her 60s, working in a supermarket and as a supervisor at a university.

She left her job as a youth worker in her late 50s and left the role voluntarily, thinking her state pension would rise to 60.

“I have always voted Labor in my 68 years and now I will never vote Labor again. And I will tell my family to vote elsewhere,” Ms Cregan said. The paper i.

“I feel betrayed by a political party which I always believed supported the working classes. I hope they realize what they did.

Elizabeth Latham also had to continue to fight for her supermarket job in her early 60s, despite poor health, due to the state changing the retirement age.

“I feel stabbed in the back,” said the 69-year-old from Wolverhampton. “I voted Labor this year because I wanted to get rid of the Tories.

“They won’t get my vote anymore – by doing this and removing the winter fuel payment. I think a lot of Waspi women, a lot of retirees, will feel the same way.

Many affected women say they were not properly informed about the state’s major retirement age change and made life-changing decisions because they believed they would receive their pension at age 60.

Julie Hince, a 65-year-old Waspi woman from Dorset, was forced to sell 50 per cent of her house to a friend in order to survive into her 60s.

She retired from her teaching job at 58, thinking she could count on her state pension at 60, before finding herself in financial difficulty.

“The idea that there was no direct financial loss is absolutely false – my own situation shows that. The financial implications were enormous for me. I had to start living like a student again. I have to watch every penny.

Ms Hince added: “I voted Lib Dem, but I was hoping for better with Labour. I will never vote for Labor now. I will not forget her, nor will many Waspi women and their families. It’s absolutely shameful.

Wasp activists pointed out statements of support on the Waspi issue made by labor ministersincluding Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, when the party was in opposition.

Rosie Dickson, a 67-year-old Waspi activist from Glasgow, said: “This feels like a complete betrayal by the government. People voted for change, but it’s a huge kick in the teeth.

“Many Waspi women are feeling the effects of change right now. There is overwhelming anger at the denial of justice.

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YouGov general election research shows Labor won 28 per cent of the vote among those aged 60 to 69, and just 20 per cent among those aged 70 or over.

Polling experts said retaining even this relatively small share of votes among older age groups would be difficult for Labor after outrage over winter fuel payment cut and rejection of compensation Waspi.

“This demographic has never voted en masse for Labor,” said Chris Hopkins, director of Savanta. “But it’s not an insignificant group (for Labor), and they could use some pensioner votes in constituencies they narrowly won in the election.”

“People don’t have short memories, and the damage currently being done among this group of voters may be difficult to repair,” the pollster said.

Hopkins added: “I would have been surprised if this was the latest government policy that was seen as anti-pensioners. The Waspi issue alone may not make a difference, but the Waspi issue, along with the winter fuel payment issue and other factors, are helping to influence how seniors vote in the next election .

Reeves told the BBC on Wednesday that “the vast majority” of women born in their 50s were aware of the coming pension changes, adding that “as chancellor I have to account for every penny spent by taxpayers.”

Debbie de Spon, director of the Waspi campaign, told the TV station that the group was still “getting back on its feet” after Kendall’s statement on Tuesday, but was “not yet giving up the fight” for obtain compensation.

The government has been contacted for comment.