UK state pension: ‘thousands more’ may have been underpaid

Since 2021, the Department for Work and Pensions has been trying to put right previous state pension errors relating to several groups of people. Photograph: Chris Young/PA

A new group of people who have been underpaid the state pension appears to have come to light, with “many thousands” potentially left out of pocket.

The claim has been made by the former pensions minister Steve Webb, who has been a key player in highlighting official errors that have resulted in thousands of people receiving too little state pension.