Updates - Page 14 of 17 - Women Against State Pension Inequality

Solent group active on International Women’s Day – 22 April 2025

WASPI near you

SOLENT WASPI These girls never let an International Women’s Day go by without making a stand in their local area. Their work over the years has garnered considerable support from... Read more

Scam Warning – April 2025

WASPI in the Media

You may have missed these warnings https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/.../waspi-women-scams.../ There is no pension scheme, there is no deadline, there is no form to fill in. The Government has not agreed to... Read more

Government responds to WASPI JR claim – 17 April 2025

WASPI Legal Action

The Government has now sent our lawyers its Acknowledgement of Service and Summary Grounds of Resistance documents – in other words, its first line of defence. The gist of their... Read more

Legal Update – 9 April 2025

WASPI Legal Action

We promised to keep you up to date on the legal challenge. Today, we expect our solicitors to be served with the Government’s ‘Notice of Acknowledgement of Service and Summary... Read more

Legal Update – 1 April 2025

WASPI Legal Action

Target met, thanks to you and here’s how we’re arguing our case We are delighted to have achieved our £180,000 stretch fundraising target for our ongoing judicial review case. The... Read more

WASPI coordinator for Solent area Shelagh Simmons speaking about the Government refusal to compensate – 31 March 2025

WASPI near you

WASPI local group coordinator for WASPI in the Solent area making it clear what her view is of the Governments position on compensation for WASPI women. Listen to Shelagh here Read more

Daily Express – 30 March 2025

WASPI in the Media

Sir John Hayes MP giving a personal view as to why the Government is wrong to refuse WASPI women compensation. His headline that WASPI women "not asking for charity, they... Read more

The I Paper – 29 March 2025

WASPI in the Media

The I paper exploring the issue of frozen income tax brackets and how they affect WASPI women already negatively impacted by the maladministration of State Pension changes. Read the article... Read more

Angela Madden interviewed by Lisa Azziz on LBC regarding WASPI’s Legal Challenge – 19 March 2025

WASPI Legal Action

Angela Madden talks to about commencing legal action and our legal challenge against the Government who refuse to pay compensation suggested by the Ombudsman. You can listen to the full... Read more

WASPI file papers with the Courts – March 2025

WASPI Legal Action

WASPI filed its claim against the Department of Work and Pensions with the courts on Friday 17 March 2025. The Court has already acknowledged receipt of our claim. We now... Read more

Petition Debate in Westminster Hall – 17th March 2025

WASPI in Parliament

On 17th March 2025 in response to a petition which received over 160,000 signatures, MP Roz Savage led a debate in Westminster Hall. You can see the full debate, which... Read more

WASPI take legal action against the Department of Work and Pensions – 16 March 2025

WASPI Legal Action

Why are we taking legal action? The background to our case: In 1995 the Government decided to equalise the State Pension so that women would receive their State Pension at... Read more

The i Paper – 1 March 2025

WASPI in the Media

WASPI women are determined to fight on for justice as strength of feeling is shown by legal action fundraiser topping £100,000 in less than 24 hours. Sarah Johnson, 68, is... Read more

Daily Mail – 24 February 2025

WASPI near you

WASPI women threaten legal action against Labour ministers after being denied £10.5bn in compensation because of changes to the state pension age. The Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign... Read more

Daily Mail – 24 February 2025

WASPI in the Media

ITN Business – 24 Feb 2025

WASPI in the Media

Understanding the WASPI compensation debate: What’s at stake for 1950s-born women? The debate over compensation for the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign took another turn this week, as... Read more

Help us fight on for justice for WASPI women – 24 February 2025

WASPI Legal Action

Today there’s been a significant development in the WASPI Campaign, one we didn’t welcome, and didn’t imagine we’d be needing. We shouldn’t be in the position we are in. We... Read more

WASPI included in the Collins English Dictionary – February 2025

WASPI in the Media

WASPI has been campaigning for a long time. So long that WASPI is now in common use to describe women born in the 1950s affected by the changes to the... Read more

WASPI Briefing February 2025

Updates

Briefing outlining WASPI's initial response to the DWP statement of 17th December 2024. You can download and read the full briefing HERE Read more

Politics – 28 January 2025

WASPI in Parliament

Stephen Flynn MP (SNP) brings a 10 minute rule debate on WASPI. Read the article here Read more

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