WASPI in the Media

Pompey Politics Podcast – 5 May 2025

Listen to WASPI women explaining the WASPI campaign. A lively interview with members of the Solent and Isle of Wight WASPI group talking about why they got involved in the... Read more

Daily Express – 8 May 2025

Two legal experts give their views on the WASPI legal case. One discusses other factors in achieving compensation and the second restates the legal factors already identified in another Express... Read more

Daily Express – 8 May 2025

The Express considers the WASPI case and introduces a legal argument which may tip the scales. The article considers the cost of settlement versus the financial and reputational cost. Click... Read more

Daily Express – 7 May 2025

Financial expert Ashley Akin assesses the WASPI legal case and points out the strengths of different aspects of the case. Her conclusions are that WASPI has a good chance of... Read more

FT Adviser – 6 May 2025

The government kicks back against the WASPI legal challenge - 'no surprises' says WASPI Click here to read the full article Read more

The Mirror – 3 May 2025

Labour MP pointing out where the government has gone wrong particularly in respect of winter fuel allowance, PIP and WASPI women Click here to read the article Read more

Daily Express – 1 May 2025

On the day local elections were taking place WASPI point out that many marginal constituencies have more WASPI women than the sitting MPs majority. The failure to compensate WASPI women... Read more

The National Scot – 1 May 2025

Over 150 MPs risk losing their seats as their majority is smaller than the number of WASPI women constituents click here to read the full article Read more

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