Am I entitled to Waspi pension compensation — and how much could I get?

Millions of women could be compensated for the government’s failure to inform them about changes to the age at which they could claim their state pension.

Between 2010 and 2018, the state pension age gradually increased to 65 for women, bringing them in line with men. By 2020 it had risen to 66 for both men and women.

On Thursday, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman published a long-awaited report saying the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) failed adequately to communicate the changes to the women affected.

• Women could miss out on compensation over state pension age change

Here is everything you need to know about the matter.

About 3.6 million women born in the 1950s were unable to claim their state pension