Overview
- The Department for Work and Pensions will issue a fresh decision within 12 weeks under a settlement that led to the judicial review being dropped.
- An announcement is expected in February, with some reporting pointing to February 24 as a likely date rather than a confirmed deadline.
- The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman previously found maladministration and recommended compensation of £1,000 to £2,950 per affected woman.
- WASPI is urging supporters to send one million letters to MPs ahead of the decision, warning ministers of potential national outrage if compensation is rejected.
- Pensions minister Torsten Bell said work is underway and Parliament will be updated, while Pat McFadden cited a newly surfaced 2007 document in explaining the rethink and Liberal Democrat MPs pressed the issue with formal questions.