Millions of WASPI women told to expect compensation verdict ‘in few short weeks’

The WASPI campaign verdict is set to be announced within weeks, it has been claimed. The Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) could be hit with the report result within just a matter of weeks as millions of women affected are told to prepare.

The campaign Women Against State Pension Inequality Campaign (WASPI) has been battling for justice for up to 3.8 million. Labour MP Beth Winter said she understood a decision on the potential compensation was due ‘in weeks’.

She said: “In July 2021, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s stage 1 report found clear maladministration in the way the DWP communicated state pension age changes. The DWP has still never publicly accepted that finding.

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“The release of the final pages of the stage 2 report will make findings about the impact of the DWP’s maladministration, and the stage 3 report will make recommendations on compensation. We have heard that both are expected in the coming weeks.

“And I echo colleagues’ comments for the Minister to give us an update, and a specific date on which the announcement will be made. The Treasury saved over £200 billion through the changes that have been made to women’s state pensions.

“It is yet another example of horrific injustice, alongside the Post Office scandal, Hillsborough, and the contaminated blood inquiry. Time is of the essence.”

MP Mick Whitley said: “In a few short weeks, the ombudsman is expected to publish the next stage of their report, detailing its findings concerning the impact of maladministration in relation to the WASPI women and its recommendations on compensation.

“The Minister will no doubt urge patience, but the question that many WASPI women are asking is this: how much longer must they wait to receive some form of financial restitution, and will they even still be here by the time it arrives?”