Overview

• A High Court order limits WASPI’s contribution to government legal fees to £60,000, protecting the campaign from potentially crippling costs.
• Women Against State Pension Inequality seeks up to £2,950 each after the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman found DWP maladministration in 2024.
• The Department for Work and Pensions has apologised for delayed notices but continues to refuse compensation and will not enter out-of-court talks.
• An estimated 3.6 million women born in the 1950s could be owed between £1,000 and £2,950 each, with total liabilities ranging from £3.5 billion to £10.5 billion.
• Labour MP Rebecca Long Bailey has arranged a three-hour backbench business debate on July 3 to press for a parliamentary scheme of redress.