Darren Jones says the issue would be revisited after it failed to feature in Rachel Reeves’s Budget.

The Ombudsman has previously recommended payouts of between £1,000 and £2,950 but as it stands, no compensation scheme has been set up, despite scammers claiming otherwise

There has been no response to the report urging the DWP to handout £2,950 compensation to women impacted, Lords have confirmed.

DWP has been urged to respond to the recommendations in the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's final report on compensation for millions of women.

Christine Smith, Waspi’s Wear and Tees campaign coordinator, said that 65,000 North East women were affected and the current Government was not acting quickly enough.

The Department for Work and Pensions has issued a warning to women affected by the state pension age changes, saying that there is currently no compensation scheme in place