Older women are being told to check for State Pension back payments worth around £8,300 from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The DWP has paid out more than £100 million in arrears payments for historical errors linked to National Insurance credits.

Helen Morrissey, from Hargreaves Lansdown, says HMRC has sent out more than 370,000 letters - mostly to women - urging them to check their State Pension payments as they may be lower than they are entitled to.

The head of retirement analysis at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “This research lays bare the complexities the government faces in resolving the long running issue of underpaid State Pensions.

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"The State Pension system has become so confusing t

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