Andy Burnham DWP payments update with crunch meeting proposed

NewsCost Of LivingDWPThe payments would come from the DWP11:03, 05 Aug 2026Andy Burnham has been urged to administer £2,950 payouts to WASPI women affected by the state pension injustice. The WASPI Campaign is fighting for justice for all women born in the 1950s (on or after 6th April 1950 to 5th April 1960) affected by the changes to the State Pension Age.‌Previously, women received a pension five years earlier than men. It is argued that the change was badly communicated, and there have been calls for compensation for the millions of women adversely affected by the change to equal pension ages.‌A new letter, penned by WASPI chair Angela Madden, calls on the new Labour leadership to engage directly with the campaign group to deliver "fair redress" for 3.5 million women who were not proper