DWP Announces Back Payment Scheme – Pensioners Set for Payments Up to £12,000

Keir Starmer

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has uncovered significant underpayments affecting over 119,000 pensioners in the UK, with some owed as much as £12,000. These discrepancies, identified through the Legal Entitlements and Administrative Practice (Leap) exercise, stem from administrative errors in state pension calculations over decades. Launched in January 2021, the Leap exercise aims … Read more