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State Pension back payments could be a ‘long process’ for 187,000 older women due average of £5,000

Mums in their 60s and 70s have been underpaid £1.3billion in State Pension due to historical Child Benefit errors.

Daily Record

Thousands of people to receive letter from HMRC with money owed to them

Around £1billion may be owed to people - mainly women in their 60s and 70s - after an issue affecting stay-at-home mums who made a claim for Child Benefit before May 2000.

Daily Record

Benefits claimants in UK were underpaid by record £3.3bn last year

National Audit Office criticises Department for Work and Pensions over its ‘material fraud and error’

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DWP error means state pension claimants could be owed around £5,000

HMRC will look into National Insurance records to identify as many people as they can, before the DWP will recalculate state pensions to see if people are due arrears.

Chronicle Live

DWP underpaid 187,000 people in huge £1billion state pension error - are you owed money?

HMRC will look at National Insurance records to identify as many people as possible, then the DWP will recalculate your state pension and check if you are due any arrears

Daily Mirror

Thousands to receive letter from HMRC telling them they are owed money

Thousands of people could be missing out on key portions of their state pension

Manchester Evening News

HMRC to write to people who may be owed additional state pension money

Women aged in their 60s and 70s are most likely to be affected, the Government said.

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8.5m people aged 65 and over are income tax payers

The knock-on-impact of high inflation and frozen tax allowances may have pushed more people aged 65 and over into paying tax, experts suggested.

The Independent UK

Fancy a top-up? Why the time is right for a £60,000 pension boost

People now have almost two years to improve their state pension substantially by filling in any gaps in national insurance contributions

The Guardian - UK

Widowed older women may be due State Pension back payments of up to £11,500

A former pensions minister urged women on the Basic State Pension to contact DWP.

Daily Record

£670m of state pension underpayments recorded in financial year ending 2023

The proportion of claims that were underpaid remained at six in 100 claims, according to Department for Work and Pensions figures.

The Independent UK

DWP statement as millions miss out on £400 cash payments

DWP errors meant around 1.3m people were underpaid a staggering £530m last year

Liverpool Echo

DWP statement as 1.3m pensioners underpaid huge £530m last year

The average amount underpaid was more than £400 per person

Nottingham Post

Millions of state pensioners underpaid by £530million last year - are you one of them?

More than one in 10 pensioners – which is around 1.3 million people – did not receive their full state pension payment last year

Daily Mirror

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Manchester Evening News

Over one million pensioners underpaid a staggering £530million last year

Around 1.3 million pensioners were underpaid a staggering £530million last year because of processing mistakes by government officials

Daily Mirror

Thousands of parents to get state pension boost under huge Child Benefit change

The High Income Child Benefit Charge was introduced in 2013 and impacts people who earn over £50,000 and claim Child Benefit

The Independent UK

Warning to pensioners as hundreds of thousands are overtaxed by £3,000

Pensions experts urge government for reform after pensioners collectively overpaid more than £1bn since 2015

Daily Mirror

Thousands of women missing out on bigger pensions - and won't be contacted by DWP

A document supplied by the DWP to an appeal Tribunal last year reveals there are "low hundreds of thousands" of older married women the Government has "no plans" to contact.

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The Guardian - UK

After the budget, here’s how to hand yourself a better pension

Jeremy Hunt’s overhaul of pension rules has been criticised for favouring the rich, but what can the rest of us do to improve our retirement situation?

The Guardian - UK

UK state pensions: later deadline for NI top-ups that can mean £55,000 extra

By plugging gaps in their national insurance record, some people can increase their entitlement

Chronicle Live

State Pension rise for millions in April may see people having to pay tax on income

While the increase in State Pension payments will help offset the costs of living, it also means more older people may have to pay tax - here's why

Daily Record

State Pension increase next month could mean half a million more people in retirement pay tax

Older people on the Full New State Pension will receive £10,600 over the next financial year.

The Independent UK

State pension deadline extended to plug national insurance gaps

A deadline for making voluntary national insurance contributions has been extended from April 5 to July 31 after customer phonelines were busy

Daily Record

Martin Lewis urges people not to miss out on State Pension top-up worth ‘tens of thousands’ from DWP

The consumer champion said that anyone aged between 45 and 70 should be looking at their National Insurance record.

The Independent UK

People given more time to plug national insurance gaps and boost their pension

A deadline for making voluntary national insurance contributions has been extended from April 5 to July 31 after customer phonelines were busy.

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