Women born in the 1950s from Basingstoke and nearby areas will join thousands in Westminster to protest against how changes to their State Pension age were communicated.

The Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaigners plan to make their voices heard in Parliament Square during the Chancellor's Budget on Wednesday, October 30.

The national demonstration is set to take place from midday to 3pm.

According to the campaigners, successive governments failed to properly inform them of increases to their State Pension age, resulting in a call for fair and fast compensation.

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Some of the worst-affected individuals received just 18 months' notice of a six-year delay to their State Pension, pushing tens of thousands into poverty.

In March 2024, the Parliamentary Ombudsman concluded a lengthy investigation, stating that ministers were at fault and should compensate more than 3.6 million affected women.

Ministers have yet to respond to the report, despite support from hundreds of MPs across the Commons.

Yvonne Robinson, co-ordinator of the local Women Against State Pension campaign group, said: "Thousands of women in Basingstoke and surrounding areas have had their retirement plans thrown into chaos after successive governments failed to properly inform them of increases to their State Pension age.

"We simply cannot afford to wait any longer."

For more information, contact nehwaspi@yahoo.com.