New figures have been released by the Department for Work and Pensions showing that tens of thousands of state pensioners have been identified as having underpayments.
The figures show that 46,716 state pensioners have been identified by the DWP as being underpaid to the state pension. A total of £300.1 million has been paid by the DWP to the people who have been affected - this is the equivalent to about £6,424 per case.
In November last year, the amount of people identified as having underpayments was 31,817 people as having been underpaid. Since then it has increased by more than 10,000.
