Question follow-through · 10883

Department for Work and Pensions: Women against State Pension Inequality

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

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
17 Jun 2026
Target answer date
22 Jun 2026
Answer
24 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

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

  2. 22 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    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.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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