Written questions

State Retirement Pensions: Women

Commons · Question 10555 · Tabled 17 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 24 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew George

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

Answer

Answered by Torsten Bell, 24 Jun 2026

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.