Overview

• The High Court will review the DWP’s refusal to pay compensation on December 9 and 10, following a maladministration finding by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.
• WASPI’s legal team says it has identified additional flaws in the government’s detailed grounds of resistance and has asked the court for permission to add them to the case.
• The DWP accepts maladministration and has apologised for delays in contacting affected women, but it rejects the Ombudsman’s approach to remedy and has decided not to pay compensation.
• Campaigners will hold a Westminster drop-in on October 21 to rally MP support, with organisers urging constituents to ask their representatives to attend.
• About 3.6 million women born between April 6, 1950 and April 5, 1960 were affected; the Ombudsman recommended payments of £1,000 to £2,950, and even if the DWP decision is quashed, compensation would still depend on subsequent government or parliamentary action.