A 73-year old will now receive £20,000 in pension arrears as a report suggests many thousands more miss out.
Bernie Weallans had a nagging feeling she was owed something from the state pension system.
She received nothing. Now she will get a regular pension of £82 a week, plus £20,000 in arrears for the pension which she missed out on."I would encourage any other woman who is not getting a pension to check whether she is entitled to anything.
Married women, such as Mrs Weallans, can claim a 60% basic pension based on their husband's contributions. "It is shocking that there are so many older people who are getting no state pension at all," he said. "One reason why successive ministers have failed to reach these groups is that they draw no pension and are completely outside the system so don't appear in official figures. This is a reminder to all in office to remember those who may be missing out altogether," he said.
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