WASPI women issued a warning via Twitter, now X, as the fight for Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) payouts continues.

WASPI women issued NEW 'crucial' update over £2,950 compensation from DWP

by · Birmingham Live

A fresh WASPI compensation has been issued - with the next few weeks reportedly "crucial" in a fight for a £2,950 payout. WASPI women issued a warning via Twitter, now X, as the fight for Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) payouts continues.

It stated: "With the Prime Minister indicating a decision on #WASPI compensation is imminent, the next few weeks are crucial for the 3.6 million affected women. Please sign and share widely our petition calling on the Govt to act."

A petition has hit 6,000 signatures, with a 10k target, and organisers say: "We call on the Government to fairly compensate WASPI women affected by the increases to their State Pension age and the associated failings in DWP communications.

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"We want the Government to urgently respond to PHSO report and set up a compensation scheme by 21 March 2025. In March 2024, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman said 1950s-born women were owed financial redress and an apology due to DWP maladministration.

"The Ombudsman’s findings were backed by the cross-party Work and Pensions Select Committee, hundreds of MPs and, according to our polling, 68% of the public. However, only the Government has the power to put this injustice right. We have calculated that with one affected woman dying every 13 minutes, there is no time for further delay."

At 10,000 signatures, the government will respond to this petition. At 100,000 signatures, this petition will be considered for debate in Parliament. The PHSO has suggested that compensation at level four, ranging between £1,000 and £2,950, could be appropriate for each of those affected.

When questioned by journalists during his trip to the G20 summit in Brazil about why compensation was taking so long, the Prime Minister stated: "The DWP secretary will be making a statement on this in the not too distant future." He added: "Obviously it's a very serious report, and the response will be set out by the DWP Secretary."