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OPPOSITION LEADER PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR WASPI
PLAID CYMRU'S WESTMINSTER LEADER PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR WASPI
SNP’S WESTMINSTER LEADER PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR WASPI
Leader of the Opposition, Keir Starmer, has signed our pledge supporting our campaign for fair and fast compensation for 1950s women. This supports our aim of securing cross-party commitment to implementing the Ombudsman's recommendations without delay when they are published.
SNP’S WESTMINSTER LEADER PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR WASPI
PLAID CYMRU'S WESTMINSTER LEADER PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR WASPI
SNP’S WESTMINSTER LEADER PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR WASPI
Ian Blackford
SNP's Westminster Leader
“I am a longstanding supporter of the WASPI Women. “We await the report of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman. The UK Government must not delay one moment more in introducing a fair and fast compensation scheme if this is recommended. “The SNP has been on the side of WASPI campaigners from the start and we continue to stand with women born in the 1950s in their fight for pension justice.”
PLAID CYMRU'S WESTMINSTER LEADER PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR WASPI
PLAID CYMRU'S WESTMINSTER LEADER PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR WASPI
PLAID CYMRU'S WESTMINSTER LEADER PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR WASPI
Liz Saville-Roberts
Plaid Cymru's Westminster Leader
“The WASPI women have suffered hugely as a result of maladministration and failure by DWP to appropriately inform them of changes to their State Pension Allowance.
“Despite the clamour of outrage and years of campaigning, the UK Government have refused to support these women who are trapped in difficult financial situations through no fault of their own.
“The UK Government not only have a legal obligation but also a moral obligation to address the hardship caused to the women whose pension plans were cut short by the UK Government.
“If the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman recommends that the WASPI women should be compensated, then the UK Government must act immediately to deliver a fair and fast compensation scheme.”
HOLYROOD EXHIBITION EDINBURGH 29th - 31st March 2022
HOLYROOD EXHIBITION EDINBURGH 29th - 31st March 2022
PLAID CYMRU'S WESTMINSTER LEADER PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR WASPI
FIRST MINISTER SIGNS WASPI PLEDGE
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has signed our pledge supporting our campaign for fair and fast compensation for 1950s women. This supports our aim of securing cross-party commitment to implementing the Ombudsman's recommendations without delay when they are published.
PUBLICATION OF APPG SUBMISSION TO OMBUDSMAN 20/01/22
HOLYROOD EXHIBITION EDINBURGH 29th - 31st March 2022
PUBLICATION OF APPG SUBMISSION TO OMBUDSMAN 20/01/22
WASPI welcomes the submission which the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has made to the Ombudsman. It clearly sets out the various forms of injustice that we have suffered and makes a strong case for compensation at the highest level.
“The APPG strongly feels that now is the time for 1950s women to be given fast and proper compensation for the impact of successive maladministration.”
“These women … have faced horrific injustice and have been neglected time and time again. There is very little else to be said. The PHSO must act, and it must act robustly."
READ AN INTERVIEW WITH WASPI CHAIRPERSON HERE:
WASPI APPG (All-Party Parliamentary Group)
WASPI Scotland, together with WASPI Campaign 2018 and other 1950s pension groups, present SUBMISSION to the WASPI APPG
24/11/21
ABOUT US
We consist of Scottish groups of 1950s born women campaigning against state pension injustices under the umbrella of WASPI Campaign 2018. We are run by volunteers who have also been affected and are campaigning about the injustice 50s born women are facing due to the way their State Pension Age was changed. We lobby at local, Scottish and UK level via our MPs. In addition we feed into the Cross Party Group at Holyrood (CPG) and the All Party Political Group (APPG) at Westminster on the the issues that affect 50s born women due to the rise to State Pension Age.
What we are asking
We call on the Government to agree fair and fast compensation for all women affected by the lack of notice regarding the State Pension age increases (1995 and 2011 Pensions Acts) to reflect their financial losses, the sustained damage to their mental health and well-being, and the additional impacts. We also call for the Government to act on the PHSO findings now to prevent any longer-term damage to WASPI women.
(adopted 9/12/21)
What We Do
We have a network of local groups across Scotland and you can join our Facebook Groups, email us for help and advice, keep up to date with the latest news and take part in our Campaign action. Look for your local group in the drop down tab at top of page.
How CAN We Help You
We are your first port of call to joining the Campaign. We can help you get a State Pension Forecast, explain our maladministration complaint process to the Parliamentary Ombudsman and about how the changes have affected you. Link to the Ombudsman's web site by clicking the link below for the latest updates on the process.
THE OMBUDSMAN IS NO LONGER ACCEPTING NEW CASES
They have chosen 6 cases to investigate and we will keep you updated regarding how any decisions will affect us. Find your local group from the drop down menu above or you can message us directly.
Latest from Westminster
Alan Brown Equalities Debate 7th July 2021
Alan raised our issue in the House immediately prior to PMQs. Huge thanks to him.
Kirsten Oswald MP treasury debate 22nd June 2021
Huge thanks to Kirsten Oswald not only for raising this but for her continuing support.
Early Day Motion number 81
Latest EDM on State Pension Age changes for 50s born women. Please contact your MP and ask them to support it.
Maiden Speech Allan Dorans MP
Huge thanks to Allan Dorans for mentioning WASPI in his speech.
Patricia Gibson asking for Impact assessment
This Government must undertake an official impact assessment.