Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 15
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DWP is on track to complete corrections for married and over-80 State Pension underpayments.
Conclusion
In January 2021 DWP launched an exercise to identify affected pensioners and make any back payments. We asked DWP to provide an update on its progress in correcting these underpayments. DWP told us that it is on track to complete the married and over-80 groups by the end of 2023 as it previously committed to. DWP has reported that it cleared 108,000 cases in Q1 of 2023, compared with around 47,000 in the previous quarter.28 Underpayments relating to Home Responsibilities Protection
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 8 March 2024. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗