Specific group of women on State Pension due back payments of nearly £8,000 this year

dailyrecord.co.uk:

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have confirmed that more than 370,000 letters have been sent to older people - mostly women - urging them to check their State Pension as it may be lower than they are entitled to.

Data published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on the progress of rectifying historical State Pension errors, shows that the average arrears payment is worth £7,859.

In 2022, the DWP became aware of a number of State Pensions cases where it appeared that historic periods of Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP) were missing, leading to inaccurate State Pension payments.

Investigations revealed that this issue applied to the National Insurance records, administered by HMRC of some people both below and above State Pension age.