Published 3 years ago

Devastating DWP state pension blunders exposed by audit office

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DWP does not know how many pensioners have died while unwitting being underpaid, as it normally destroys records four years after the death of a pensioner and their surviving spouse. Department may find it 'particularly difficult' to correct older underpayments. As of last month had no formal plan to trace relatives in these cases.

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Devastating DWP state pension blunders exposed by audit office

The National Audit Office has confirmed the devastating blunders made by the DWP in a scandal we uncovered alongside our columnist, former Pensions Minister Steve Webb.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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