Pensioners could be entitled to thousands of pounds in back payments due to mistakes made by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Women who hit the State Pension Age before April 2016 could be eligible for the payments, with widows, divorcees and those who rely on their partner's pension contributions for some of their pension entitlement most likely to be owed. All women over 80 are also encouraged to check whether they could be entitled to the back payments regardless of their marital status, with millions of pounds still waiting to be claimed.
The claims equate to an average of over £6,000 per case according to forecasts, but this amount could be higher or lower depending on each person's individual circumstances. One woman won a £60,000 lump sum after originally being told she didn't have enough National Insurance contributions years to qualify, Coventry Live reports.
