THE Witney man leading a campaign over company pensions says he is
"disgusted" at further delays in getting a payout.
John Brooks, 68, is one of a handful of former workers at the collapsed
Early's blanket factory who has not received a penny.
About 200 others, still of working age, paid into the company scheme and
do not know whether they will receive anything.
Yesterday, the Government succeeded, by a 50 majority in the House of
Commons, in sinking opposition calls for an immediate "lifeboat" scheme
to help an estimated 125,000 former employees across the country.
Instead, Minister for Pensions Reform Mike O'Brien says they hope to
create a central fund from the assets of all collapsed schemes and match
it with Government money for a 90 per cent payout.
Mr Brooks, who has been treated for leukaemia, said today: "It's the
same old story, when is this going to happen? We want action now.
"I'm disgusted. None of us are getting any younger. I've been waiting
three years, how much longer do I have to wait."
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