‘I want my money’: Anger at West Midlands Pension Fund delays

The Conservative MP for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire, Mike Wood, told BBC Politics Midlands a number of constituents had contacted his office for help.

“I’ve written to the fund. Frankly, I hope Paul Moore and the unions get better responses to their letter than I’ve had.

“It is entirely unacceptable for these constituents. In many cases they haven’t even been given the quotation of how much their pension is going to be, let alone actually receive any of the money.

“Teething problems is no longer a reasonable excuse, if it ever was. This needs to be sorted and people need to get the money they’re owed.”

Labour MP for Birmingham Erdington, Paulette Hamilton, said she had also had a number of cases in her inbox.

“People need to be able to plan for their future. The government is monitoring what is going on. It’s taken far too long and we need to get it sorted out as soon as possible.”

Responding to the latest claims, a spokesperson for the scheme said: “Our servicing standards are improving but we also face increased demand for our services which is impacting the pace of recovery.

“Further action has been taken to address this and we will be sharing further details and the outlook for our service recovery with our employers, union representatives and members later this month.”