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Warning 'thousands' could be missing DWP cash after pensioner underpaid for 12 years

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An expert has warned that thousands of pensioners could be getting underpaid by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It comes after one woman was underpaid on her state pension for 12 years.

Daphne, 80, was one of thousands of married women who should have received an increase to their state pension by 60 per cent of their husband's payment once they reached the age of retirement.

While this top-up is something that has automatically been applied since March 2008, the married woman prior to this had to claim the boost - despite already applying for their own state pension.

Former pensions minister Steve Webb highlighted that 'large numbers' of women are unaware that they had to make a second pension claim to get their uplift, the Mirror reports. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features Even then, some women have only been able to backdate an increase by a year, leaving the potential to miss out on many years of being paid the higher rate.

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