Overview
- Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden told MPs the December 2024 decision will be retaken to consider research findings from a 2007 DWP evaluation of automatic pension forecast letters.
- The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman previously found DWP communication failures and recommended payments of £1,000 to £2,950 to affected women.
- Ministers had rejected compensation last year on the basis that most women already knew of the state pension age changes and that earlier letters would have made little difference.
- WASPI’s judicial review remains listed for early December, with campaigners confirming court dates and ongoing legal preparations.
- WASPI reports raising over £252,000 from more than 15,000 donors and holds a costs‑capping order, while press estimates suggest potential aggregate costs could reach up to about £10.5bn.