A representative of Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi), the group has expressed hope that fall budget today will include compensation for women affected by changes to the state pension age.

Mary Jones, of Northamptonshire Waspi, said thousands of women in the county were among those affected by government decisions to raise the retirement age from 60 to 65 in 1995 and subsequently to 66 in 2012.

The change has left many women without the retirement income they had originally anticipated.

Jones said she “sincerely hopes” that Chancellor Rachel Reeves has set aside some “long-awaited compensation” for those affected.

Around 40 Northamptonshire women are heading to Westminster this morning to join a Waspi protest before Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers the budget this afternoon.

Government sources have indicated that the budget may include tax rises and spending cuts totaling £40bn.

Mrs Jones added: “I have lost most of my private pensions because I have had to draw on them since I was 60.

“With the cost of everything rising, budgeting has been extremely difficult.”

A spokesperson for the Department for Work and Pensions previously stated that they would “respectfully listen” to the concerns of the women involved and “take into account lessons learned”.

The Budget speech will begin at 12:30 GMT and will be broadcast live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC News website.