Petitions/Introduce a compensation scheme for WASPI women
StatusClosed
Opened21 Nov 2024
Closes21 May 2025
Government responseResponded
Parliamentary debateDebated · 1 May 2025
Milestones 10,000 100,000

We call on the Government to fairly compensate WASPI women affected by the increases to their State Pension age and the associated failings in DWP communications.

We want the Government to urgently respond to PHSO report and set up a compensation scheme by 21 March 2025. In March 2024, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman said 1950s-born women were owed financial redress and an apology due to DWP maladministration. The Ombudsman’s findings were backed by the cross-party Work and Pensions Select Committee, hundreds of MPs and, according to our polling, 68% of the public. However, only the Government has the power to put this injustice right. We have calculated that with one affected woman dying every 13 minutes, there is no time for further delay.

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Government response

The Government is reviewing the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s report and once this work has been undertaken, will be in a position to outline its approach.

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David Smith
1David Smith MP
North Northumberland
514
Victoria Atkins
2Victoria Atkins MP
Louth and Horncastle
495
Bill Esterson
3Bill Esterson MP
Sefton Central
477
Mr Andrew Snowden
4Mr Andrew Snowden MP
Fylde
462
Joani Reid
5Joani Reid MP
East Kilbride and Strathaven
462
Patrick Hurley
6Patrick Hurley MP
Southport
449
Emma Foody
7Emma Foody MP
Cramlington and Killingworth
443
Lorraine Beavers
8Lorraine Beavers MP
Blackpool North and Fleetwood
442
Steff Aquarone
9Steff Aquarone MP
North Norfolk
438
Joe Morris
10Joe Morris MP
Hexham
433