Ombudsman slams DWP failures in telling women about pension age delay

Campaign: WASPI has protested about the ‘unfair’ way state pension age changes were implemented Women whose state pension age was raised to 66 have renewed calls for compensation after the Parliamentary Ombudsman accused the Government of ‘maladministration’ over delays to informing them about the changes. In a report published today, the Parliamentary Ombudsman highlighted government … Read more

Martin Lewis says DWP may owe over 200k women underpaid pension of £13,500 each

Martin Lewis warns up to 200,000 women could be owed a £13,500 pension payout following years of underpayments Thousands of women on ‘old’ pensions system could be owed a £13,500 payout  Martin Lewis told viewers of his ITV show to check whether they were entitled  He explained the error impacts married women and widows aged 67 … Read more

Elderly women owed a stunning £3BILLION in state pension by DWP

True scale of the underpaid state pension scandal revealed: Elderly women owed a staggering £3BN by DWP after our campaign unearthed the blunder Staggering bill for shortchanging women on their pension now revealed   OBR includes figure for correcting state pensions in document accompanying today’s Budget It’s ‘truly mind-numbing’ says Steve Webb, who launched investigation … Read more

Winter Fuel Payment: DWP admits some payouts have been delayed

Have you received your Winter Fuel Payment? The DWP admits a technical issue has led to small number of payouts being delayed A small number of households have not received their payouts yet   This was due a technical issue, the DWP said, although it has paid out 99.9%   The Winter Fuel Payment can help older … Read more

Hunt for women underpaid state pension has begun, says DWP

Steve Webb’s petition: After it hit 10,000 the Government was obliged to issue a formal response to him and all those who signed. The Government has begun the ‘significant task’ of searching its records for married women who might be underpaid state pension, it has revealed. It is also exploring how to check most effectively … Read more

Chaotic DWP handling of state pension scandal under attack

Five elderly women who were underpaid more than £53,000 in state pension between them have suffered a catalogue of errors and delays at the hands of Department for Work and Pension staff. Penny Loseby, 71, pictured below with husband Paul, missed out on £16,000 over seven years.  When she tried to dispute her low payments, … Read more

Chaotic DWP handling of state pension scandal under attack

Five elderly women who were underpaid more than £53,000 in state pension between them have suffered a catalogue of errors and delays at the hands of Department for Work and Pension staff. Penny Loseby, 71, pictured below with husband Paul, missed out on £16,000 over seven years.  When she tried to dispute her low payments, … Read more

DWP gives elderly woman £9,800 state pension payout BY MISTAKE

State pension scandal: Women have bombarded the DWP asking for their payments to be checked (Stock image) A 73-year-old woman who was battling to win more than a decade’s worth of underpaid state pension has been handed £9,800 in a shock blunder by the Government. Kathleen Brennan will not be asked to return the money … Read more