MEDIA COVERAGE
16th August 2024 - Starmer decried Waspi women ‘injustice’ when he needed their votes - see what he says now.
While in opposition Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer railed against the "huge injustice" Waspi women had suffered. It's a different story now he's in power.
3rd June 2024 - Waspi women reckon their vote could swing general election so MPs 'better have answers'.
Waspi women are displaying bold, coloured posters in their windows saying: “A voting WASPI women lives here who is fighting for compensation.”
MEDIA COVERAGE of PHSO Final Report - March 2024
TALK TV Jake Berry Show
"A WASPI woman dies every 13 minutes" Women's lives 'ruined' by Pensions Age change. Hilary Simpson, Chair of WASPI Campaign 2018
BBC News Channel with Matthew Amroliwala
UK government urged to compensate WASPI women over pensions. WASPI Campaign 2018 Chair, Hilary Simpson interviewed by Matthew Amroliwala on the BBC news channel last Friday, along with two other WASPI women.
The Guardian - ‘I felt like I’d been scammed’: woman describes chaos of state pension age changes
Steering Group Chair, Hilary Simpson, tells her all too familiar story after hearing today’s announcement from the PHSO that Waspi women had suffered from maladministration and are due compensation.
Mail Online - Vice Chair of WASPI Campaign 2018 and coordinator of Ceredigion group, Pamela Judge, says the new ruling does not go far enough to help victims.
WASPI campaigner who retired at 58 but went back to work due to the pension age hike despite suffering with autoimmune disease slams £2,950 compensation proposals
Daily Record - The Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) report said the women are owed compensation
Over 6000 West Lothian women short changed by rise in pension age could get compensation.
Salford Now - Campaigners are demanding that the Government takes action to compensate women affected by changes in the state pension age.
Judith Robertson, Coordinator of the Salford WASPI group, said that she is “delighted” the report has recognised the “maladministration” by the Department for Work & Pensions but takes issue with the suggested level of compensation.