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Department for Work and Pensions: Women against State Pension Inequality

Asked by Neil Duncan-JordanLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 24 June 2026UIN 10883

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of additional legal costs that may be incurred by the Department in relation to ongoing litigation concerning compensation for women affected by maladministration in State Pens

Answered by Torsten Bell

Women Against State Pension Inequality Ltd (WASPI) are seeking permission from the High Court to bring a Judicial Review on our response to the Ombudsman’s report. We do not comment on live litigation.

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