A WASPI pensioner who worked for the DWP for 36 years has said the department has made a “monumental mess” of the situation.

She said it was a huge shock when she found out she would not get her state pension for another six years.

She told inews: “We all know there is insufficient money to pay each woman what she lost as a result of non notification and even worse, no protected rights for those within 10 years of retirement.

“Those affected deserve fair compensation for the maladministration…