Labour promises to 'sort' WASPI compensation with £2,950 payouts possible

A WASPI update has been issued as state pensioners look forced to wait for a payout. The Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) could be set to payout up to £2950 to state pensioners affected by historic injustices.

In an update for women affected, Liz Kendall, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions for the new Labour Party government, told them resolution might be "soon". Lib Dem MP John Milne asked: "Really appreciate that you've taken rapid action on the infected blood scandal and the Horizon scandal to sort out compensation there. WASPI members, however, a noticeable absence of, shall we say, these hang-overs from the last administration."

He asked when the issue would be addressed, adding: "I think what people would really like to know is when do you think you can address it... be it next year or, what plans do you have?" In response, Kendall insisted she aims to tackle the problem "as soon as possible" and recalled the lengthy process of addressing such concerns, including the Ombudsman's six-year investigation.

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She concluded: "I know how long this issue has taken... I know, and I know there are some of the WASPI women here today in the committee, I met the WASPI campaign when I was a shadow Secretary of State, the Pensions Minister has met the campaigners, I think the first minister to do so for six years or longer."

She said: "I want this resolved as quickly as possible but this is, again, extremely complicated, lots of information to go through and we need to get it right, but I want this resolved as soon as possible." She added : "I can't give you any more, if I gave you a date then I'd have sorted it.

"It needs to be sorted [and] I will do it as soon as humanly possible."