The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has agreed to reconsider compensation for millions of women born in the 1950s who were affected by rises in the state pension age, following a legal settlement with the WASPI campaign. A fresh decision is now due by February 2026 after the government paused a judicial review that had been scheduled for early December 2025.
Campaigners described the agreement as a breakthrough, although no compensation is guaranteed, amid long-running claims that the DWP failed to properly notify women of the changes. As part of the settlement, the department will also cover more than half of WASPI's legal costs.
