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Rachael Davies and Nuray Bulbul

Who are the Waspi women? Anger as women hit by pension age rise are rejected payout

WASPI is a campaign group, operating under the acronym for ‘Women Against State Pension Inequality’ - (Isabel Infantes / AFP via Getty Images)

The Government's “unjustified” denial of compensation for women affected by changes to the state pension age has sparked a furious backlash from campaigners.

Earlier this year, women who were impacted by changes to the state pension age and were born in the 1950s unanimously called for compensation. A parliamentary ombudsman had suggested that each of those affected should receive between £1,000 and £2,950 in compensation.

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