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Rachel Reeves Issues State Pension Update After Major DWP Announcement

Earlier this year, a collaborative effort by DWP and HM Revenue and Customs found 12,379 State Pension underpayments to women whose NI records contain errors.
Historical Home Responsibilities Protection scheme omissions led HMRC to review NI records from 1978 to 2010, attributing to record gaps and misapplied entitlements.
About £104 million has been paid in arrears, with an average of £8,377 per case, after HMRC sent over 370,000 letters to women.
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has launched an inquiry, warning pensioners will be £800 worse off by 2050 and commissioning an independent report by Dr. Suzy Morrissey.
The self-employed, low paid workers and ethnic minorities face particular shortfalls, impacting future pension gaps and highlighting the need for reforms.

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Metro News

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Should we all be more boomer? Reader says boomers hold the most political sway

In MetroTalk: Readers discuss state pensions, retirement ages, jury duty and Union Jacks(Picture: Getty Images) Do you agree with our readers? Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments. Are boomers the most politically involved? The Department for Work and Pensions has announced a review into the age at which people can receive the state pension. Giving everyone over a certain age a triple-locked pension …

3 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Leicester Mercury

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DWP State Pension alert as thousands urged to check for errors

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has urged people to check their State Pension payments as thousands have been underpaid due to historical errors.

3 days ago·Leicester, United Kingdom

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Daily Mirror

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Older women urged to check for State Pension back payments worth over £8,300 - The Mirror

The DWP has said thousands of women may be owed back payments in State Pension - but many haven't claimed yet. The reason might surprise you

3 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Rachel Reeves issues state pension update after major DWP announcement

The major state pension announcement from DWP boss Liz Kendall is 'right' according to Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

4 days ago·Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

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Evening Standard

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State pension age review needed to ensure system ‘affordable’ – Reeves

The Government review is due to report in March 2029.

4 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Record

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Ministers must protect value of state pension as it is lifeline for many

The sad reality is people drawing their pension 25 years from now are set to be £800, or eight per cent, worse off per year than their counterparts today.

4 days ago·Glasgow, United Kingdom

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