The DWP has seen an error affect up to 210,000 women who were underpaid their State Pension to the tune of £1.5 billion
In the next few months, thousands of women could be contacted by HM Revenue and Customs about gaps in their National Insurance record relating to Home Responsibilities Protection , which might impact the amount of money they are entitled to through the Basic or New State Pension. It's come to light that potentially 210,000 women, predominantly in their 60s and 70s, stand to receive not only back payments but also a higher State Pension owing to historic mistakes.
' Pointing out gaps that many faced, they said: 'Some women did not even achieve these 9 years so ended up with a State Pension based on the Graduated Retirement pension scheme only , resulting in sums that could be mere pounds or pence weekly.
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