Martin Lewis has warned there are “hundreds of thousands” of women over 70 who may have been underpaid State Pension by as much as £6,000. The financial journalist is urging married women and widows in particular to check if they are due a back payment from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
During a special pensions edition of The Martin Lewis Money Show Live, the consumer champion said: “There are hundreds of thousands due an average of £6,000 back in underpaid State Pensions because of a former DWP error. Married women and widows may have been underpaid. If the old Basic State Pension, so this is for those aged roughly 70 or above, was less than 60 per cent of their husband’s.”
But he added that it’s a complicated topic to cover and explained how there are other factors to take into account, but that DWP are working through the cases and money will be paid automatically.
