SCAMMERS ALERT – Do not give out your personal details – No Compensation has been agreed.
A Campaign group for 1950s born women who saw rapid and steep increases to their State Pension age without adequate notice. In March 2024, the Ombudsman found this to be maladministration and instructed Parliament to deliver compensation as quickly as possible. WASPI continues to work cross-party to see justice delivered for the 3.6 million women affected.
WASPI began in 2015 and continues to fight for justice for all women born in the 1950s (on or after 6th April 1950 to 5th April 1960) affected by changes to the State Pension age.
Latest News
Stay up to date with the latest developments in our fight for justice. Read our latest news and campaign updates here.
Ben McGuire MP – WASPI Action November 2025
Daily Mirror – 5 November 2025
Portsmouth News – 27 October 2025
Campaign Update – 29 August 2025
Frequently Asked Questions
Here you can find answers to common questions about the WASPI Campaign, our objectives, and how you can get involved in our fight for justice.
Am I a WASPI Woman?
Because of the way the increases to the State Pension age were brought in for women born in the 1950s (on or after 6th April 1950-5th April 1960), 3.6 million women have been hit particularly hard. If you fit within the above dates, YOU ARE A WASPI woman.
We are angry that we have been treated unfairly and unequally just because of the day we were born. Significant changes to the age we receive our State Pension have been imposed upon us with little or no notice and much faster than we were promised – some of us have been hit by more than one increase.
Some women campaigning for justice don’t want to be WASPI women, they don’t want what we are asking for, which is compensation for the maladministration by the DWP already found by the Ombudsman. Instead, they want full restitution of their lost pensions. We therefore don’t claim to represent ‘all’ 50s women. If you support the aim of compensation as above, YOU ARE A WASPI WOMAN. Being a WASPI woman isn’t just that you’re cross about losing up to six years of your State Pension – we’re all furious about that. However, the law was changed by democratic process in Parliament. We can and have challenged the DWP about the maladministration of not informing us properly. The Ombudsman says we should be compensated.
I paid in my National Insurance Contributions, where is my money?
There’s a common misunderstanding that our National Insurance contributions are kept in a pot for our retirement. This isn’t how it works. We have no pension pot. The current State Pensions are paid by those currently working and paying National Insurance Contributions (NICs) – so the workers of today pay the pensioners today. By the time we retire our NICs have already been spent.
How can I join WASPI/I’m struggling to renew my membership.
Please visit our website to join as a member. https://www.waspi.co.uk/how-to-join/
For queries regarding existing membership please email waspimembers@gmail.com.
How do I claim compensation/get a form to apply?
No Compensation has been agreed by the Government at this stage although they do acknowledge that there has been maladministration and have apologised.
The Ombudsman gave the job of devising a compensation scheme to Parliament, who so far have not had the opportunity to do so. Until that happens there is no plan as to how any compensation will be paid.
We are advising women to ignore posts on social media and emails which offer to help us claim compensation. These are scam operations, and you should not provide your personal details to such sites.