Pension campaigners in Ceredigion have vowed to fight on and challenge a High Court decision.

Around 5,000 women in Ceredigion born in the 1950s, say they had little or no notice of the loss of up to six years state pensions due to the Pension Acts of 1995 and 2011.

To combat the decision, Women Against State Pension Injustice (WASPI) was formed.

A Judicial Review of successive governments’ decisions to take away several years’ State Pension from women born in the 1950s took place in the High Court in early June.

But on 3 October the women heard that the case had been dismissed.

“This was a mighty blow,” said Pamela Judge from WASPI.

“However, it didn’t take long for us to pick ourselves up and start fundraising to help with the legal costs of appealing the decision back to the High Court.

“Unsurprisingly this was unsuccessful. Lawyers are now preparing an appeal to the next court up, the Court of Appeal.”

Since coming together in summer 2018, Ceredigion WASPI members have been on a mission to inform local 1950s women about the pension changes and encourage them to register formal maladministration complaints. Members have handed out information leaflets throughout the county and held a series of advice sessions.

To date several hundred women have lodged complaints which won’t be decided until the final court decision is made.

You can contact Ceredigion WASPI by emailing [email protected]