Overview
- A High Court order dated December 3 obliges Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden to take and communicate a fresh response within three months.
- The department says it will issue the decision within that window, setting a latest publication date of March 3.
- The Ombudsman earlier found maladministration in how pension‑age increases were communicated and advised payouts of £1,000 to £2,950.
- After rejecting compensation in December 2024, the DWP withdrew that stance before a 2025 judicial review and settled, including £180,000 toward WASPI’s legal costs.
- The dispute concerns women born in the 1950s affected by state pension‑age rises to 66, with further increases scheduled to reach 67 by April 2028.