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The DWP is currently undergoing a mass correction exercise relating to a series of state pension errors that have resulted in underpayments.
The latest concern is that some divorced women are not having their state pensions reassessed after ending their marriages, which is affecting their state pension entitlement.If she did not re-marry before she reached retirement age, she could take account of her ex-husband’s contributions up to the date of their divorce; where his
While it is not believed this latest error is affecting a huge number of people, the losses for any individuals affected could be significant, according to former pensions minister Steve Webb.women, widows and the over 80s, it is stretching belief to think that divorced people’s pensions have all been worked out perfectly.
“For any given individual the difference could be very substantial, especially where a woman had a poor NI record but her ex-husband had a full record.The latest error is likely to mostly affect divorced women who reached state pension age before 2016, although some men are also thought to be affected.
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