MPs supporting the WASPI campaign (Women Against State Pension Inequality) will have another chance to make their case that the 1950s-born generation of women should get compensation.

A fresh debate on the controversy is to take place this week in Parliament. The Backbench Business Debate will be about "a motion on financial redress for 1950s women impacted by DWP maladministration of state pension age changes."

The debate will happen on Thursday, July 3, with Labour MP Rebecca Long Bailey, who supports compensation for the WASPI women, to introduce the topic.

The WASPI debate centres around the generation of women who were affected by the increase in the state pension age from 60 to 65 and then 66.

They claim they were not properly informed of the change by the DWP, with many unaware right up to the last minute, ruining their retirement plans.

A previous investigation by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman found there was maladministration in how the DWP communicated the changes.

The watchdog also recommended there should be DWP compensation for the women ranging from £1,000 to £2,950.

However, Labour announced at the end of last year that there would be no compensation for the women. This is despite many individual MPs backing the cause, with some political parties also supporting payouts, including the Liberal Democrats and the SNP.

Ms Long Bailey said it was an "unprecedented and devastating blow" when the Government announced it would not take up the Ombudsman's recommendations.

She said that "huge numbers" of MPs across Parliament continue to campaign for the cause. Speaking about the debate this week, she said: "We have now sought to bring this staggering injustice before Government once again and to outline the options Government must now consider to finally provide the redress these women deserve. The Government must resolve this historic injustice."

WASPI had also applied for a judicial review of the Government's decision not to grant compensation, which the high court has agreed to take on.

A fundraiser by WASPI for their legal fees for the case has raised more than £228,000 to date. However, even a victory in court will simply invalidate the DWP's decision, and does not guarantee compensation.

WASPI campaign chair Angela Madden explained: "It doesn't matter even if we win the case, the Government probably still won't want to pay what they should or what has been recommended.

"What we are hoping is that more and more MPs will come across to the side of what is right to be done, rather than voting with the Government."

When asked previously for a comment about the judicial review, a DWP spokesperson said: "We do not comment on live litigation. We accept the Ombudsman's finding of maladministration and have apologised for there being a 28-month delay in writing to 1950s-born women.

"However, we do not agree with the Ombudsman's approach to injustice or remedy and that is why we have decided not to pay compensation."