Women are still being incorrectly told they are not entitled to a state pension despite a huge action to correct past mistakes, according to a former pensions minister.
Sir Steve Webb has written to current Pensions Minister Guy Opperman, who is also MP for Hexham, giving examples of recent errors and calling for further action to improve accuracy.
The correction exercise, which was put in place after a freedom of information (FOI) request from Sir Steve revealed that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) discovered in 2019 that errors were being made. They often relate to women who previously paid a reduced rate of National Insurance contributions (NICs), commonly known as the “married woman’s stamp”.
