WASPI compensation steps forward after MPs say ‘report is clear’

WASPI’s demands for compensation were supported by a large number of MPs. Sir Peter Bottomley, the leader of the House of Commons, said seven Tory, Labour, SNP and White peers had written to the Secretary of State and the Department for Work and Pensions, saying ministers should put the compensation plans to a vote before the summer recess Parliament. .

The Tory MP for Worthing West, said: “The report is clear that the Government should recognize the impact on female ‘wasps’. It follows a report into the Women’s State Pension Age, which called for “tier four” compensation, ranging from £1,000 to £2,950, for each of those affected.

Tory MP Peter Aldus, and co-chair of the State Pension Inequality Group for Women, also called for the issue to be resolved by July 23, adding this week: “Most importantly, any process must clarify the process parliamentarian before the summer break.

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“We don’t have much time. We have less than nine weeks of parliamentary time before recess. This means that within days the DWP has to come up with proposals. Limited resources are no excuse for not providing a correct remedy. If Parliament chooses to do nothing, this will undermine the ombudsman.

“The DWP should follow what Parliament recommends.” WASPI stands for Women Against State Pension Inequality and has sparked an outpouring of support across the country.

The campaign was formed after the DWP changed the state pension age for women from 60 to 65 and then to 66. The campaign claims women were not given enough notice and could not change their retirement plans and were not adequately informed about the move to state pension age.

The ombudsman stood up for the women, questioning the historic injustice when he released his bombshell report earlier this year in March.