WOMEN pension campaigners in Ceredigion are celebrating after hearing their case is to go back before the courts.

1950s women were delighted to learn at their recent meeting at Aberaeron of a court decision that may help the 5,000 women in Ceredigion who have lost up to six years of their State Pensions.

Members of Ceredigion Women Against State Pension Injustice (WASPI) heard that permission had been granted to the ‘Back To 60’ campaign for a further hearing, this time in the Court of Appeal.

The High Court announced on October 3 last year that the women’s case of sex and age discrimination regarding changes to their pension provision had been rejected “on all grounds”.

A fresh hearing will now take place in the more senior Court of Appeal and all grounds will be looked at again.

“This is brilliant news,” said WASPI spokesperson Bridget Mulligan.

“We were horrified when the High Court threw the case out. We 1950s women have obviously been treated unfairly. We paid into the National Insurance fund for decades, only to be told at the last minute that we would have to wait several more years for the pensions we were relying on from age 60.

“Now there will be a new hearing by more senior judges, although we don’t know yet when that will be.”

Ceredigion WASPI can be contacted by emailing waspiceredigion@gmail.com or ringing Carys Lloyd in MP Ben Lake’s office on 01570 940333.