Overview

• WASPI has applied for a cost-capping order to limit total legal fees for both sides in its judicial review over state pension age changes, with a half-day High Court hearing expected soon.
• The Department for Work and Pensions has declined to negotiate fee caps, raising the prospect that affected women could be ordered to cover government legal costs if they lose.
• Campaigners are seeking compensation of £1,000 to £2,950 per woman based on the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's recommendation following a maladministration finding.
• The DWP has acknowledged a 28-month delay in notifying women born in the 1950s about pension age rises and apologised but insists it will not pay compensation.
• Organisers are crowdfunding to cover upcoming legal fees and are courting cross-party backing from Labour, Liberal Democrats and the SNP to pressure for a parliamentary vote on payouts.