UK state pension: ‘thousands more’ may have been underpaid

New category of widows and widowers on receiving end of DWP errors, says former minister

A new group of people who have been underpaid the state pension appears to have come to light, with many thousands" potentially left out of pocket.

The claim has been made by the former pensions minister Steve Webb, who has been a key player in highlighting official errors that have resulted in thousands of people receiving too little state pension.