Pensioners underpaid by £530 million last year due to errors

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Mistakes by officials saw pensioners across the UK underpaid by £530 million last year, according to Government figures.

Mistakes by officials saw pensioners across the UK underpaid by £530 million last year, according to Government figures.

That amounted to almost half of mistakes which saw benefit claimants miss out on £1.1 billion during the 2021-22 financial year. State pensions accounted for 48% of underpayments with Universal Credit recipients missing out on £140 million.The figures reflect the first year of giving figures based on checks rather than using estimates.

 

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