Thousands of women over State Pension age could be due backdated underpayments worth an average of around £6,552, before the end of December.
Some 12.6 million people are in receipt of the State Pension and it’s important to be aware the majority of payments are correct, but some people - mostly women - have received less than they should from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
The DWP’s current estimate of the total amount of arrears due to be paid to people is £835 million, with some 678,000 cases to be reviewed.
Some married women, people in a civil partnership, widows and those over 80 may have been underpaid because their current State Pension payment does not include additional entitlements.
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