We are a campaign group that fights the injustice done to all women born in the 1950s affected by the changes to the State Pension Law (1995/2011 Acts).​​

The 1995 Conservative Government’s Pension Act included plans to increase women’s SPA (State Pension Age) to *65, the same as men’s. WASPI agrees with equalisation, but does not agree with the unfair way the changes were implemented – with little or no personal notice (1995/2011 Pension Acts); faster than promised (2011 Pension Act), and no time to make alternative plans. Retirement plans have been shattered with devastating consequences.​ The WASPI campaign was started by five ordinary women in 2015 who decided to fight this injustice.​

*The 2011 Pension Act included plans to increase the SPA to 66.

THE AIM OF THE WASPI CAMPAIGN IS: TO ACHIEVE FAIR TRANSITIONAL STATE PENSION ARRANGEMENTS FOR ALL WOMEN BORN IN THE 1950S AFFECTED BY THE CHANGES TO THE STATE PENSION LAW (1995/2011 ACTS)

This translates into a 'bridging' pension to provide an income until State Pension Age - not means-tested - and with recompense for losses for those women who have already reached their SPA.  There are no specific age groups within the period mentioned above that are favoured above others.​

The Waspi Campaign do not ask for the state pension age to revert back to age 60​

ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE

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WASPI NATIONAL REGIONAL RALLY DAY 14th JULY 2018 - NUMEROUS RALLIES HELD THROUGHOUT THE UK

WE HAVE HAD 12 DEBATES HELD IN PARLIAMENT ON THE WASPI ISSUE PLUS 2 SNP MOTIONED DEBATES

DEBATE  IN WESTMINSTER HALL 05/07/2017 - STANDING ROOM ONLY!
 

LARGE GRANT FROM THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE REFORM  TRUST TO FURTHER OUR POLITICAL CAMPAIGN BY ENGAGING CONNECT PA

    

SUPPORT FROM UNISON AND MANY OTHER UNIONS

   

                        WASPI FACEBOOK PAGE HAS OVER 85K ‘LIKES’ and FOLLOWERS

OVER 90 LOCAL GROUPS ALL OVER THE UK AND THE NUMBER IS GROWING WEEKLY

193,186 SIGNATURES WHEN OUR PETITION CLOSED AFTER 6 MONTH

UK-WIDE MEDIA COVERAGE

NATIONAL DEMO IN LONDON ON JUNE 29TH 2016 - OVER 2.5K ATTENDED

NATIONAL DEMO IN LONDON ON 8TH MARCH 2017 - OVER 7K ATTENDED

OUR WEBSITE HAS RECEIVED OVER 2,500,000 HITS

LOCAL AND COUNTY COUNCILS SUPPORTING WASPI

OVER 100 MPS HANDED IN PETITIONS ON 11TH OCTOBER 2016 SUPPORTING THE WASPI​​ CAMPAIGN

​The WASPI Campaign has grown into a widely supported nationwide campaign.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SUPPORT OUR CAMPAIGN​ AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE?