WASPI compensation deadline demand as 'too many women have died'

The Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign is demanding the government take action and has set a deadline for when it expects action Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info The WASPI campaign has issued a deadline for the government to act on the question of providing compensation - and warned 'too many women have died' waiting for action.

Four months have passed since a landmark Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report came out, concluding the women should get payments of between £1,000 and £2,950. Many MPs in the new Government have backed the cause of the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign, and the Liberal Democrats and the SNP have said there should be compensation payments. But it's up to the Labour administration to deal with the issue, with new pensions secretary Liz Kendall saying recently there needs to be "serious consideration" of the Ombudsman's report.

She told the BBC: "We will continue to engage with the WASPI women and the campaigners, and that's something that the Minister for Pensions will be working on. We are determined to deal with these problems and not run away from them." WASPI chair Angela Madden was unimpressed with her comments, the Express reports .

She said: "If ministers are now again 'considering all views' what is the point of an independent Ombudsman? "The question of whether WASPI women should be compensated .