Overview

• The DWP apologized for sending pension change letters late but reaffirmed its refusal to compensate women born in the 1950s despite the Ombudsman’s recommendation of £1,000–£2,950 per person.
• Rebecca Long Bailey led a Commons debate on July 3 that challenged the government’s justification that most women were aware of state pension age increases.
• Cross-party MPs have cited precedents such as the Equitable Life compensation scheme to argue that large-scale redress is both necessary and achievable.
• The High Court has granted Women Against State Pension Inequality permission to pursue a judicial review of the DWP’s decision under a recently approved costs-capping order.
• WASPI and allied groups have proposed a bell-curve model to direct larger payouts to women who received the shortest notice before their state pension age rose.