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DWP identifies further 100,000 older people who may be due State Pension back payments averaging £6,500

The DWP correction exercise will now be checking 700,000 State Pension claims for any underpayment errors.

Daily Record · Jan 12, 2023

DWP error means thousands of people are owed huge cash payments

The DWP said it will issue repayments "as soon as we can"

Liverpool Echo · Jan 10, 2023

Women over State Pension age could be due up to £6,900 in back payments this year

There are six groups of older women who should contact the pension service to see if they could be entitled to more State Pension.

Daily Record · Jan 9, 2023

State Pension backpay as married and widowed woman could be due over £10,000

People who are over the State Pension age could be due money, according to the latest data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). And whilst woman are mostly affected, it should be noted that men are too.

Glasgow Live · Dec 1, 2022

Married and widowed women over State Pension age could be due up to £10,772 in backdated pay

DWP has paid back £209.3m in State Pension underpayments since January 2021.

Daily Record · Nov 30, 2022

Six groups of women over State Pension age may be due up to £9,500 in backdated payments

The DWP now estimates it has underpaid 237,000 pensioners a total of £1.46 billion.

Daily Record · Sep 6, 2022

Women over State Pension age urged to check if they are eligible for backdated payments

Six groups of women over the State Pension age may be eligible for money amid backdated payments after a report by the DWP revealed many have have been underpaid.

Edinburgh Live · Aug 5, 2022

DWP State Pension claimants could be due up to £9,500 in back payments

According to a new report by the National Audit Office on the Department for Work and Pensions, six groups of State Pension claimants could be due money back from the UK Government

Glasgow Live · Aug 5, 2022

Six groups of pensioners may be in line for thousands in backdated payments

The DWP estimates around 237,000 people over State Pension age have been underpaid

Liverpool Echo · Aug 5, 2022

Six groups of women over State Pension age who may be due up to £9,500 in backdated payments

The DWP now estimates it has underpaid 237,000 pensioners a total of £1.46 billion.

Daily Record · Aug 4, 2022