WASPI women confirmed today that they are proceeding with fresh legal action against the government, saying they “will not be ignored.”

In January, women affected by how changes to the state pension age were communicated were told for a second time that they would not receive compensation.

A previous decision not to offer redress was reviewed after the rediscovery of a 2007 Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) evaluation, which at the time led to officials stopping sending out automatic pension forecast letters.

The Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) group, which has long campaigned for compensation, said in March that lawyers would raise “legal errors” with the government and give its lawyers 14 days to respond.

Campaigners are now seeking a fresh High Court challenge and said that Waspi are in the early stages of doing this.

Waspi chairwoman Angela Madden said that the government “has had every opportunity to do the right thing” for the women.

“Instead, they have made a political choice that risks alienating voters in hundreds of marginal seats across the country,” she said.

She said that after recent Labour local election losses, “the party now has a clear choice: listen to Waspi women and compensate them fairly, or face the consequences at the next general election.”

“We will not be ignored, and we will not give up this fight,” Ms Madden said.

A previous report suggested that compensation ranging between £1,000 and £2,950 could be appropriate for those affected.

The DWP said in March that the government’s position has been set out, including acceptance of maladministration and apology, and the focus was not on “delivering an action plan to implement lessons learned.”