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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Rohit David

WASPI Women Latest Update: Government Still Thinks It's Too Costly To Compensate Group - Can They Still Win This?

WASPI women challenge Labour’s refusal of £10.5bn pension compensation in High Court (Credit: SHVETS Production : Pexels)

The Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign has reached a pivotal moment in their decade-long fight for compensation, with the High Court granting permission for a judicial review to challenge the Labour Government's refusal to pay out.

The group, representing 3.6 million women born in the 1950s, argues that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) failed to properly inform them of state pension age increases, costing them up to £50,000 each in lost pensions.

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