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MPs have raised concerns that there could be a repeat of the WASPI scandal as many people do not know about an important restriction on the state pension increase. The WASPI (Women Against State Pension Inequality) dispute revolves around the increase in the state pension age from 60 to 65 and then 66 for women born in the 1950s.

The campaigners claim they were not properly informed of the change by the DWP, with many unaware they would have to wait several more years to claim their state pension, ruining their retirement plans.

They are currently continuing their fight for compensation, despite the Government saying at the end of last year that there would be no payouts. WASPI of the Government's decision.

Now MPs have raised concerns that many state pensioners are unaware of another important rule that could affect their payments.

A , as over 400,000 state pensioners living abroad in certain countries do not get the triple lock increase.

For your payments to go up each April, you need to live in the UK or in a country that has a social security agreement with the UK, while people on countries like Canada and New Zealand do not get a rates increase, with their payments frozen at the level at which they were when they moved to the relevant country.

Speaking during the debate, Liberal Democrat MP Rachel Gilmour called attention to the importance of state pensioners knowing how the system works.

She said: "People who receive a pension income have worked throughout their careers for that money, and they deserve to be able to access it fairly and with the proper information, lest we see a repeat of the WASPI scandal."

Conservative MP Gregory Stafford presented the debate in Parliament, and he also called attention to the plight of the WASPI women.

He said: "Only this year, we saw continued poor treatment through policies such as the removal of the Winter Fuel Payment and the betrayal of the WASPI women, both causes that were vociferously supported by the Labour Party in opposition. Labour is happy to freeze pensioners and happy to freeze their pensions."

DUP MP Jim Shannon also drew a connection between the general lack of knowledge of the frozen pension policy and the WASPI dispute.

He warned: "The widespread lack of transparency is reminiscent of the lack of transparency with WASPI women. The all-party parliamentary group on frozen British pensions has reported that nearly 90% of all affected pensioners were unaware of the policy before moving."

Conservative MP Rebecca Smith also urged the Government to make sure people know about the rules and mentioned the WASPI issue.

She said: "The Government need to make sure they properly communicate pension terms to people well ahead of the time they expect receive a state pension. We have seen in the WASPI women campaign the issues that can be caused, and I believe that no one wants to replicate that."

Pensions minister Torsten Bell stood up to provide a Government response to the debate, and to explain the thinking behind its current policy.

He said there would be large costs involved in uprating state pension rates for all those living abroad, adding that this would involve tax rises to pay for.

He explained: "The UK Government's position under all parties is that we are not in the business of new reciprocal arrangements, with any countries.

"The only recent agreements have been the rolled-over agreements with the EU and the EEA, agreed by the previous Conservative Government, but that was to maintain the existing social security arrangements."

The minister also referred to the WASPI campaign in his response: "I gently note-very gently, so that I get out of this room safely-that many of the people calling for pensions to be uprated are also calling for reverses to the Winter Fuel Payment policy and compensation for WASPI women, but are not calling for less investment in the NHS or higher taxes.

"In the current financial climate, there are real choices, and there have been no suggestions in this debate about how any of these policies would be funded."