More than 40,000 families could be in line for an average payout of £8,900 as the Government works to correct mistakes it made in state pension entitlements.
Around 237,000 people have been underpaid the state pension by almost £1.5billion due to a mistake at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and their surviving relatives could get the money if the pensioners have since passed away. The DWP originally thought that around 134,000 pensioners had been underpaid, but latest figures show the figure is nearer to 237,000 - and many of the recipients have since died without ever receiving the extra money.
And now the DWP has launched a website that lets next of kin work out if their family members were not paid enough state pension. The average amount due to be paid out is £8,900 per person - but some could get more than £40,000.
