More than 100,000 people are believed to be affected - and could miss out on huge sums of cash

The DWP gaffe and error has seen 187,000 people miss out on retirement money they're entitled to.

hose potentially owed money from their retirement include pensioners who claimed Child Benefit before 2000 and have gaps in their National Insurance records.

A historical error saw thousands of pensions missing out on money they shold have otherwise had made available to them

In an effort to track down those affected, mainly women, HMRC has issued hundreds of thousands of letters to those over the state pension age. If you think you could be affected, here's how to check your eligiblity

DWP has issued a warning to thousands of married women over State Pension back payments after the National Insurance contributions mix-up.

Data from HMRC reveals that £44.3million was repaid to people who were overtaxed on pension withdrawals in the third quarter of 2024 alone.

New figures from HMRC, which is now working under the Labour Party government, today revealed that almost £44.3million was refunded to retirees between July and September 2024 alone.