Who may be due back payments for State Pension?

Payments made between January 2021 and February 2023 are listed below. “These women have been let down on a gigantic scale and need resolution as soon as possible.” State Pension underpayment progress - February 2023 Some were unaware of the problem but many who queried the issue with DWP over the years were told there was no issue with many enduring real financial hardship as a result. She added: “The issue mainly affects women retiring under the old State Pension system (Basic). “However, with estimates suggesting as many as 237,000 pensioners have been underpaid £1.46bn it is clear this is a situation that is not going to be resolved any time soon and in the meantime thousands of pensioners are getting less than what they are entitled to.” So far almost 47,000 underpayments have been identified with £300m being repaid.

READ MORE: Met Office issues thunderstorm warning as motorists told to prepare for disruptionĬommenting on the most recent figures, Ms Morrissey said: “DWP is making progress in dealing with State Pension underpayments but there’s a mountain still to climb. Helen Morrissey, head of retirement analysis at Hargreaves Lansdown, warns that the DWP has a 'mountain to climb'. It is reported that many women who retired under the old State Pension system did not receive the payment they were entitled to under their husband's National Insurance record.Īs reported by the Daily Record, other women did not get uplifts to their State Pension payments when their husbands died. According to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), around 46,716 cases of underpayments have been identified from January 2021 to February 2023, owing a total of £300.1 million.Ī new update is set to be published on May 11 and it is estimated that as many as 237,000 pensioners have been underpaid by around £1.46 billion.

Click on a plot link to find similar books! Plot & Themes Time/era of story - 1980's-1999ĭifficult/unusual lover? - Yes How difficult? - disabled/ugly If one lover chases another.Thousands of State Pension age woman could be owed up to £11,500 in back payments, the Government has suggested.

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