Almost two million people receive less than £100 per week in State Pension payments, and more than half of these are women.
Of the overall UK total, there are 10.1 million older people receiving Basic State Pension payments of up to £141.85 per week, compared to 2.4 million getting New State Pension payments, which are worth up to £185.15 each week. Worryingly, there are over 1.9 million people receiving less than £100 per week in State Pension payments and just under 1.5 million of these are women.
However, Helen Morrissey, senior pensions and retirement analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown warns at least some of those on the lowest State Pension payments could be missing out on a DWP benefit worth more than £3,300 each year in financial support, discounts and other benefits.
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