New DWP update for WASPI women affected by changes to State Pension age due in 'coming weeks'

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Pensions Minister Emma Reynolds has said that WASPI (Women Against State Pension Inequality) women could see an update on State Pension age compensation “in the coming weeks” amid calls for a statement from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) before Christmas.

A report published in March by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) found that affected women born in the 1950s should have had more individual notice of changes to their State Pension age.

During DWP questions on Monday, Liberal Democrat MP Steve Darling, said: “I am sure all Members in this Chamber are aware of the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign and the parliamentary ombudsman’s findings.

Will the Secretary of State (Liz Kendall) commit to making a statement in the House before Christmas on progress with her review of the Ombudsman’s report?” Responding to the Lib Dem work and pensions spokesperson, Pensions minister Emma Reynolds told the Commons: “The Ombudsman took six years to consider a range of complex cases, and we are looking at their complexity.