DWP set to launch new State Pension tool for older people to check whether to claim back payments
dailyrecord.co.ukThe Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently published online guidance explaining how next of kin, or an executor of someone’s estate, can request information about State Pension underpayments - worth up to an average of £11,650 - for someone who has died.
The DWP estimates that due to historical errors, some 165,000 older people have been underpaid their State Pension by £1.2billion.
The underpayments mostly affect married women, widows and those aged over 80. The DWP also estimates 210,000 people may have been underpaid a further £1.3billion due to historical issues relating to Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP) - letters will be sent to people who may have been affected this month, find out more here.
However, people who think they may be due back payments from an error on their State Pension will soon be able to check whether or not they should make a claim, according to DWP Minister Laura Trott MBE MP.
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