Somerton and Frome MP Sarah Dyke has shown support for women born in the 1950s who saw their pension age increase without proper notice.
She participated in a House of Commons debate, calling for the government to recognise the injustices faced by Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI).
Sarah Dyke explained the struggles of an estimated 8000 WASPI women in Somerton and Frome who now find themselves in financial hardship due to sudden pension age changes.
She said: "They are at their wits’ end and do not know how they will manage financially.
"One constituent told me that they have had to sell their home."
WASPI advocates for compensation for women affected by the Department of Work and Pensions' (DWP) abrupt increase of State Pension age from 60 to 66.
Post-debate, Ms Dyke added: "I am deeply disappointed by the continued lack of engagement by Conservative ministers, who missed an opportunity today to provide a sense of direction and a sense of closure to women who have been so badly let down by the DWP."
WASPI chair, Angela Madden, stressed the urgency of providing fair and fast compensation for the affected women, with the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s report on DWP failings due soon.
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