WaspiKate
I am a member of WASPI Ltd and have paid money into the crowd funder for legal action to be taken against the government. I have written all the letters proscribed by Bindmans and Waspi and await the outcome BUT this is not legal action against the government, it is a complaint about maladministration of a government department. What is happening about the promised legal action and why are we not being kept informed?
The WASPI campaign raised £100,000 through CrowdJustice to fund an initial legal campaign. We were blown away by the number of WASPI women like yourself willing to reach into their own pockets to fund our activities, showing just how important the campaign is.
The Crowdjustice appeal clearly stated:
“Our initial target will allow us to take advice on judicial review in parallel with preparing materials to assist with maladministration complaints. Our stretch target will provide the start of funding for us to engage in legal correspondence with the DWP and pursue the legal challenges identified through the legal advice we intend to obtain.”
This is how the funds are still being used.
Our lawyers, Bindmans have advised that a mass action complaint against the Department for Work and Pensions is currently the most effective legal avenue to pursue, both in terms of time and cost. Acting under the advice of Bindmans, we are therefore pursuing the maladministration case in the first instance. We are confident that this will give us the best chance of success, and ensure that women affected by State Pension age rises are fully compensated for their loss.
The DWP mass action complaint has now been going on for some months, with over 4000 letters sent by Waspi women to the DWP that have got through to the final stage of the complaints process. WASPI is continuing to encourage its members to write to the DWP, with hundreds more letters being sent every week.
Everyone who has contributed to the Crowdjustice campaign and/or has become a member receives emails keeping them up to date with the legal campaign whenever there is something new to report.