WASPI women handed NEW update over DWP compensation payouts of £2,950

An Ombudsman earlier this year warned the DWP must repay pensioners affected by historic injustices relating to state pension age a whopping £2.9k.

WASPI women have been handed a NEW update over potential £2,950 compensation from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). An Ombudsman earlier this year warned the DWP must repay pensioners affected by historic injustices relating to state pension age a whopping £2.9k.

However, Pensions Minister Emma Reynolds believes that the "best way to support people, including women who have been affected by the change to the State Pension Age is to help them to retrain, return to or progress in work".

The Labour Party MP warned: "For those women who are unable to work but who are not eligible for pensioner benefits because of their age, financial support is still available through the welfare system."

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It announced that the Department for Work and Pensions was guilty of maladministration because it failed to provide proper information to 1950s women about delays to their State Pension age, that the women involved suffered injustice as a result and that they should receive compensation.

Thousands of 1950s-born women have been impacted by changes to the state pension age by successive governments which were not effectively communicated to allow them to plan for their retirement. The ombudsman also took the highly unusual step of laying the report before Parliament over concerns that the then-Conservative government would not act on the recommendations.

Following the general election, WASPI representatives have met with new Pensions Minister Ms Reynolds to discuss their case. Hilary Simpson, WASPI national chair, added: “The drop-in session was a resounding success, with a record number of MPs attending.

“We were delighted to be able to speak to them individually, answer their questions and make sure they are fully aware of the need for progress to be made on compensation as quickly as possible following the publication of the ombudsman’s report almost six months ago.”