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State Retirement Pensions: Underpayments

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 14 May 2025UIN 50107

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to help tackle underpayments of the State Pensions in the last five years.

Answered by Torsten Bell

The Department has undertaken a range of steps over the past 5 years to address underpayments of State Pension. Details about this activity can be found online via the following link: State Pension underpayments: progress on cases - GOV.UK

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