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Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) was set up to fight the way that changes we introduced for state pension age for women born in the 1950s.

These women were given either no or very short notice that they would be required to wait a further five years for their state pensions.

There are around 10,000 women on the Isle of Wight affected by the way this change was introduced.

Below are some of the article relating to this subject.

26, August 2021·4 min read

New banner for Solent WASPI comes at pivotal time in campaign against state pension inequality

Solent WASPI report that some MPs have missed the point of the Ombudsman's fundings of Maladministration

24, April 2020·2 min read

Call for urgent changes for WASPI women affected by Covid-19 pandemic

The WASPI Campaign Director says they’re increasingly concerned about the disproportionate impact the outbreak is having on 1950s born women

Richard Quigley with the WASPI Pledge GE2019

27, November 2019·3 min read

Labour Party’s commitment to WASPI women ‘first tangible offer from any party’ say Solent WASPI

Solent WASPI say there are around 10,500 Isle of Wight women who did not receive fair notice of changes to their State Pension age

Bob Seely MP and the WASPI Pledge with Shelagh Simmons and Sally Robinson.

18, October 2019·1 min read

Isle of Wight MP pledges to fight for better deal for Island’s WASPI women

More than 10,000 women in the Isle of Wight constituency have been negatively impacted by the State Pension age changes as a result of the lack of notification by the Government

16, July 2019·1 min read

Equalising pension age painful for ‘females born in the 1950s’, says MP

Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely asked in parliament yesterday what had been done to help women born in the 1950s avoid financial hardship.

3, June 2019·2 min read

Solent WASPI wins support from Hampshire County Council

The council across the water join others calling on the Government to support the notion of compensation payments for women born in the 1950s.

young persona and old person walking arm in arm

29, April 2019·2 min read

Letter: ‘Intergenerational Fairness’ a false premise says Solent WASPI

The National Pensioners' Convention says "there is considerable evidence that the inequality inside generations is greater than that between generations" and Solent WASPI say it should not be a question of old versus young.

1, April 2019·4 min read

Ann Widdecombe challenged after ‘lashing out’ at WASPI women

Solent WASPI officers say it's not surprising that Ann Widdlecombe lashed out at WASPI women, as she was one of the ministers responsible for steering the 1995 SPA legislation.

6, March 2019·1 min read

Celebrate International Women’s Day with Isle of Wight WASPI

Find out more about the issues affecting WASPI women on International Women's Day later this week.

22, January 2019·3 min read

Another punch for WASPI women landed by DWP

Snuck through last week whilst everyone was concentrating on the Brexit Deal vote, Solent WASPI believe the new rules are another smash and grab raid on those already hit by the injustice of SPA increases appallingly communicated and poorly implemented.

WASPI debate 22 November 2018 Solent group 1

26, November 2018·4 min read

WASPI in Westminster for opposition debate

Among those making the journey to Westminster last week for the WASPI rally were members of Solent WASPI Supporters’ Group (Southampton, Portsmouth, South Hampshire and the Isle of Wight). Shelagh reports back on proceedings.

26, November 2018·2 min read

Mixed response to Isle of Wight MP’s ‘patronising’ WASPI women speech in Parliament

Find out why Isle of Wight Conservative MP, Robert Seely was praised and condemned over his speech at the debate on equalisation of the State Pension Age for women born in the 1950s.

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