WASPI state pension compensation update as activists prepare for government talks

The Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign has secured a key meeting as activists fight for pension justice for women. The group has received confirmation that the new Pensions Minister, Emma Reynolds MP, will engage in discussions with them and representatives from the 1950s-women campaign.

It will happen after MPs return to the House of Commons on September 2, following the parliamentary summer recess. Although a specific date for the meeting has not been set to deliberate on advancing plans for a State Pension age compensation scheme for the millions of women affected, the WASPI campaign chair is "pleased" and eager to work together to ensure "justice is delivered to those affected as quickly as possible".

Angela Madden commented to say: "We are pleased the Pensions Minister has agreed to meet with WASPI representatives after the summer recess and we look forward to working in collaboration with her to see justice delivered to those affected as quickly as possible. We have been overwhelmed with support from MPs across the political spectrum since the election and the cross-party consensus for delivering fair and fast compensation is clearly growing."

This move by Ms Reynolds marks progress for the multitude of women born in the 1950s who are anticipating the UK Government's response to bipartisan demands for compensation, following the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO)'s recommendations. The final report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) in March determined that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) had committed 'maladministration' by not adequately informing women that their State Pension age was to rise from 60 to 65, and later to 66, reports the Daily