WASPI women to get State Pension age change compensation update 'soon' from DWP

dailyrecord.co.uk:

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has confirmed that she will resolve the issue of State Pension age compensation for WASPI women (Women Against State Pension Inequality) “as soon as possible”.

Liz Kendall told the Work and Pension Committee on Wednesday that it is “extremely complicated” and there is “lots of information to go through” but that the UK Government “needs to get it right”.The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) boss faced questions on a range of topics during her first meeting with the cross-party group of MPs, chaired by Labour MP Debbie Abrahams, but it was Liberal Democrat MP John Milne who pressed for a timetable for millions of women born in the 1950s affected by changes to their State Pension age.Mr Milne said: “Really appreciate that you’ve taken rapid action on the infected blood scandal and the Horizon (Post Office) scandal to sort out compensation there, WASPI women, however, are a notable absence of these ‘hangovers’ from the last administration so I think what people would really like to know is when do you think you can address it?

Next year? What plans do you have?”Ms Kendall responded: “I want to respond to this as soon as possible. I know how long this issue has taken - I think even the Ombudsman took six years to do his report.

It wasn’t responded to by the previous government.”The DWP boss acknowledged the presence of some of the WASPI women at the meeting before adding: “I met the WASPI campaign when I was a shadow Secretary of State for work and pensions.