A former DWP employee explains how to check the annual State Pension uprating letter for historical payment errors.
New statistics released by the Department for Work and Pensions show that at the end of May there were 12.9 million people across the UK, or living abroad receiving the State Pension . This includes 4.1m people on the New State Pension and 8.8m on the Basic State Pension .
“Having worked in DWP for 42 years, 18 years of which were spent on State Pension, my advice to pensioners is to be proactive, and the following information may be of use in ascertaining whether you have been underpaid or not.” State Pension News Married women and Over 80s should be in receipt of at least the 60 per cent Basic State Pension rate of £101.55. Any additional pension and graduated pension is paid in addition to this basic amount.
What to do if you think your State Pension is wrong Sandra explained that if you discover your Basic State Pension is less than it should be, phone DWP on their change of circumstances telephone number 0800 731 0469, state you have been underpaid and ask them to review your State Pension. HMRC are currently going through backdated records, but may not necessarily hold old records. Sandra suggests looking at your NI record to see if there are any non-qualifying years from 1978 when you may have had a child/children under the age of 16. If you have missing years, then put in a claim for HRP.
Winter heating bill help Bereavement Support Payment Sandra also explained that Bereavement Support Payment replaced Widows Benefits in 2017, but you can only claim this under State Pension age.
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