Payouts should be worth £2950, the women hope an announcement will be made soon (Image: Getty Images)
The Prime Minister has issued a new hint about WASPI payouts with an announcement expected soon.
women have been awaiting a payout from the Department for Work and Pensions () worth £2,950.
GB News reported that Sir has dropped the “biggest” hint about potential WASPI payouts, says .
Sir has told press that secretary Liz Kendall will make a statement “on this in the not too distant future”.
have advocated for support for women who were born in the 1950s and say they did not get adequate warnings about changes to the .
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Women should have had 28 months notice of the changes (Image: Getty Images)
The women have been lobbying Parliament for years over changes made under the 2011 Pensions Act which brought the qualifying age for pensions for women from age 60 to 65, the same as men.
The 2011 legislation accelerated a previous timetable for the increase in age limit, from 2020 to 2018.
The Act affected around 2.6 million women, bringing particular pain to around 300,000 born between December 1953 and October 1954 who were about to retire but who then had to wait an extra 18 months for their pension.
Asked by reporters on the trip to the G20 summit in Brazil , the Prime Minister said: “The secretary will be making a statement on this in the not too distant future.”
The changes impacted women born in the 1950s (Image: Getty Images)
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He added: “Obviously it’s a very serious report, and the response will be set out by the secretary.”
A spokesperson previously told : “This was a serious report, requiring serious consideration. We will continue to listen respectfully to the women involved, and ensure we take on board any lessons learnt.”
A report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) found that affected women should have had at least 28 months’ more individual notice of the changes by the Department for Work and Pensions.
It also said that for who were not aware of the changes, the opportunity that additional notice would have given them to adjust their retirement plans was lost due to delay.
The PHSO further suggested that , ranging between £1,000 and £2,950, could be appropriate for each of those affected.
An announcement is expected in the coming weeks.