DWP confirms State Pension back payments of around £5,000 starting for women after errors

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed that women affected by historical miscalculations are starting to receive average State Pension back payments of around £5,000. These repayments have been triggered by missing Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP) and Universal Credit National Insurance (NI) issues. Even pensioners who have since passed away have been identified with average overdue payments of about £3,000. The HRP scheme, intended to safeguard the State Pension entitlements of parents and carers, was supplanted by NI …