DWP identifies £450m of state pension underpayments – are you owed money?

Six in every 100 state pension claims were being underpaid by the DWP in 2024/25.

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Officials have identified more than £450 million worth of underpayments in its latest review of state pension administrative errors.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is currently working on a correction scheme after investigations found more than 200,000 people missed out on higher state pension payments dating as far back as 1985.

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