Audrey and Brian Watson: Couple from Staffordshire sent a question to Steve Webb a year ago, sparking our investigation – read their story here Elderly women could receive £3billion in state pension arrears after being shortchanged for decades, the Government admitted this week. The scandal was uncovered by This is Money and former Pensions Minister … Read more
Pension backpay woe for 80,000 women who will not get a penny of the £3billion set aside to rectify historical admin blunders 200,000 women will be sent letters saying they are due on average £13,500 But married women entitled to the pay rise will not be told if they missed out The underpayments scandal relates … Read more
Pension backpay woe for 80,000 women who will not get a penny of the £3billion set aside to rectify historical admin blunders 200,000 women will be sent letters saying they are due on average £13,500 But married women entitled to the pay rise will not be told if they missed out The underpayments scandal relates … Read more
Women are being urged to check if they were underpaid the state pension and are in line for top-ups from a bill put at around £3 billion – after it emerged it could take up to six years for DwP to contact all those affected by the scandal. Around 200,000 women are set to receive … Read more
Women are being urged to check if they were underpaid the state pension and are in line for top-ups from a bill put at around £3 billion – after it emerged it could take up to six years for DwP to contact all those affected by the scandal. Around 200,000 women are set to receive … Read more
Windfall for women in state pension scandal: Hundreds of thousands will receive letters stating they are owed £13,500 over admin blunders dating back 30 years Scandal will cost the Work and Pensions Department estimated £3bn to rectify Team of 155 civil servants is working through files to trace every woman affected Relates to failure to … Read more
Windfall for women in state pension scandal: Hundreds of thousands will receive letters stating they are owed £13,500 over admin blunders dating back 30 years Scandal will cost the Work and Pensions Department estimated £3bn to rectify Team of 155 civil servants is working through files to trace every woman affected Relates to failure to … Read more
Elderly women will be potentially handed back a ‘mindnumbing’ £3billion in underpaid state pension in a scandal discovered by former Pensions Minister Steve Webb and This is Money. The huge bill for shortchanging women on their pensions for decades was revealed by the Office for Budget Responsibility alongside the Budget announcements today. The sum owed … Read more
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
The Government has announced a tax raid on wealthy savers to help pay the huge bill it is running up to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. The pension lifetime allowance, the capital gains annual allowance and inheritance tax thresholds will be frozen until 2026, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak said in today’s Budget. The lifetime allowance, the … Read more