The DWP will now be checking 700,000 State Pension claims for any underpayments
The most recent report published by the National Audit Office on the Department for Work and Pensions accounts for 2021-22 was released in October last year and revealed that around 237,000 older people have been underpaid their State Pension by a total of £1.46billion.
He said: “I am very sorry on behalf of the Department that we have made these underpayments, I am though pleased that I have now detected more of the underpayment that was out there.” Top Money Stories Today He explained: “The reason why there is potentially a wide variety is that some people weren’t getting what they were entitled to in terms of the State Pension, but they were then topped up through Pension Credit.
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