Waspi

Although it's regrettable that many years later we're still pursuing justice, for so long as it takes, the WASPI women will have the continued support of myself and of the SNP.

Angela Madden, chair of the Waspi campaign, told This is Money: "For the 250,000 women who have died while waiting for this issue to be resolved, justice delayed is truly justice denied.

Members of WASPI (Women Against State Pension Injustice) are clear that it was not the actual change in women's retirement age - rising from 60 to 66 to be the same as men - that was the problem.

Earlier this month, ministers received heavy criticism for their decision not to provide compensation to Waspi women.

HUMZA Yousaf has accused of a “betrayal” after the party’s chair refused to say that the “Waspi women” who lost out amid changes to the state pension age are owed compensation.

I don’t agree with the government on that one and I’m committed to standing side-by-side with the WASPI women and continuing their fight for fair compensation into 2025.

It is hard to see any way forward for the Waspi women now.

It is thought 3,000 women have died since the Ombudsman’s findings were published on March 21 and one Waspi woman dies every 13 minutes.

Josie Irwin, head of equality at trade union UNISON - which is supporting the WASPI campaign - said: “An entire generation of women has been affected by this pensions shambles, leaving their retirement plans in tatters.

Keir Starmer has made this ever more probable with his systematic alienation of pensioners, farmers, civil servants, Waspi women, Palestine supporters, and anyone on benefits.

Labour Party government is under fire from WASPI campaigners after the King's Speech from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer last week.

MP has U-turned and refused to say that the “Waspi women” who lost out amid changes to the state pension age are due compensation.

Mr McCluskey says he met with WASPI campaigners from Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West who had travelled to London on Wednesday to meet them at a demonstration outside parliament.

Pensions Minister Emma Reynolds has indicated that an update on age compensation for WASPI women could be forthcoming "in the coming weeks".

Research from the House of Commons Library estimates that more than 3.6m WASPI women were affected by the scandal, which left them without enough time to adjust their savings plans.

The group estimates that 25,000 WASPI women have died since the bombshell report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman earlier this year.

The letter highlighted evidence from Angela Madden, chairwoman of the Waspi campaign.

The Minister for Pensions recently met representatives from WASPI Ltd, the first Minister to do so for 8 years, and has also met with the co-chairs of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on State Pension Inequality for Women and with the interim Ombudsman.

The previous committee, of which Ms Abrahams was also a member, had expressed support for WASPI compensation, advocating for a plan for payouts to be put forward.

The 'WASPI can't wait - compensate' demonstration is the most recent attempt by activists to sustain pressure for a compensation scheme, as suggested by the PHSO.