DWP update issued by Keir Starmer following WASPI's ongoing fight

Women born in specific years may soon receive a pay-out from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), following controversial State Pension changes. The Prime Minister has reportedly announced that an update is on the horizon - and it will especially impact campaigners known as WASPI women.

WASPI - or Women Against State Pension Inequality - is a campaign fighting for 'justice for all women born in the 1950s (on or after 6th April 1950 to 5th April 1960) affected by the changes to the State Pension Age (SPA).'

Women fighting in this campaign claim they weren't correctly informed that their State Pension age would increase. Countless retirement dreams were dashed as a result when the 1995 Conservative Government increased State Pension age for women from 60 to 65, spanning between April 2010 and 2020.

Speaking on this ongoing battle, Keir Starmer said: "The DWP secretary will be making a statement on this in the not too distant future." According to BirminghamLive, added: "Obviously, it's a very serious report, and the response will be set out by the DWP Secretary."

The Prime Minister's alert follows a report earlier this year that recommended payments of between £1,000 and £2,950 for those who lost out. However, following a change in government, the final decision now rests with Labour.

Since then, WASPI campaigners have reportedly demanded higher payments of up to £10,000, after waiting months for the outcome of this decision. A spokesperson for WASPI previously said: "Women were given as little as one year's notice of up to a six-year increase to their State Pension age, compared to men who received six year's notice of a one-year rise to [theirs]. Many women report receiving no letter ever and others say letters were sent to the wrong address despite notifying the DWP of the address change."