Written question asked by Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 June 2026. It was answered by Torsten Bell (Labour) on Friday, 26 June 2026 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

State Retirement Pensions: Women

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the comparative cost to the public purse of (a) compensating women affected by maladministration in State Pension Age communications and (b) losses to the Department arising from fraud and error.

Answer: 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 are not able to comment on live litigation, but full details of our decision in this case are available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-parliamentary-and-health-service-o29mbudsmans-investigation-into-womens-state-pension-age-communications-and-associated-issues

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 10882
Session: 2026-27
Grouped for answer: Yes
Subjects: Costs Communication Women Fraud Maladministration Standards State retirement pensions
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk