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Linda Howard & Sophie Brownson

State Pension claimants urged to check if they are eligible for weekly payment boost of up to £182

Millions of people across the UK receiving State Pension payments could be missing out on an extra £182 a week.

The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show there are over 1.9 million older 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, has warned 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, the Daily Record reports.

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