WASPI in the Media

Money Saving Expert – 24 April 2025

Martin Lewis warned WASPI women of an alarming rise in scam websites offering compensation for WASPI women. In December 2024 the Government accepted that the Department of Work and Pensions... Read more

Scam Warning – April 2025

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

Daily Express – 30 March 2025

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

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

The i Paper – 1 March 2025

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 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

ITN Business – 24 Feb 2025

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

WASPI included in the Collins English Dictionary – February 2025

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 tells Work and Pensions Committee the impact of Government’s refusal to pay compensation

WASPI and the Ombudsman gave evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee on 22nd January. Several papers took up the story and the express ran an opinion piece. The focus... Read more

Results from our recent poll show strong support for compensation for WASPI women – 1 January 2025

The outcomes of a poll commissioned by WASPI is discussed in the Mirror. The poll, commission with an independent polling company, found 74% of those polled thought WASPI women should... Read more

Liz Kendall tells Parliament there will be no compensation for WASPI women! – 17 December 2024

Campaigners have reacted with fury to what they call the government's "unjustified" rejection of compensation for women hit by changes to the state pension age. They say 3.6 million women... Read more

BBC Breakfast – 17 December 2024

Jan Fulster and Angela Madden interviewed on BBC Breakfast after the announcement that the government will not be following the recommendations of the Ombudsman. Click here to watch Read more

Hugo Rifkind, Times Radio talks to Angela Madden – 19th November 2024

Angela Madden, Chair of the WASPI campaign talks to Hugo Rifkind about the campaign. Click to listen Read more

BBC Breakfast interview Chief Secretary to the Treasury about the WASPI Campaign – 31 October 2024

'Where are you in terms of compensating these women?' Darren Jones MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, spoke to Naga Munchetty on BBC Breakfast after campaigners from Women Against State... Read more

Martin Daubney, GB News interviews Angela Madden on Budget Day – 30 October 2024

Angela Madden, chair of the WASPI campaign discussing her hopes for a compensation plan from the new Labour government. Angela points out pledges made by leaders of the Labour party... Read more

WASPI Chair Angela Madden interview on GB News at the Labour Party Conference – 26 September 2024

WASPI Chair Angela Madden was interviewed on GB News this week live from the Labour Party Conference about the WASPI issue, where we are, and what we expect from the... Read more

WASPI Chair Angela Madden on BBC Breakfast – 6th September 2024

Angela discusses WASPI with the BBC Breakfast team. She also talks about the WASPI meeting with Emma Reynolds, MP, Pensions Minister and some of the issues within the Ombudsman. Click... Read more

Damning Responses to Labour’s abolition of Winter Fuel Allowance – August 2024

Both Age UK and ex Pension's Minister Baroness Altmann have criticised the Chancellor's announcement of the axing of Winter Fuel Payments, which will impact hard on WASPI women, many of... Read more

WASPI Chair Angela Madden interviewed on TALK TV this morning – 7 February 2024

WASPI women understand the impact of State Pension age increases, without proper notice. We've been banging on about it for years! Perhaps the Government will listen?  To watch and hear... Read more

The Mirror: A ‘WASPI woman’ dies every 13 minutes waiting for justice – 12 January 2024

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