'You could be owed money': DWP identifies five groups most likely to qualify for State Pension back payments

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Thousands of pensioners across Britain could be entitled to State Pension back payments after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) confirmed that historic errors have left some retirees receiving less than they should have.The mistakes are linked to Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP), a scheme designed to protect the State Pension entitlements of parents and carers who spent time out of work.New figures from the DWP show that HRP-related errors remain the largest single cause of State Pension underpayments.The DWP said: "Some people have not had all eligible years of HRP recorded on their National Insurance records and so have an incomplete record affecting their State Pension entitlement." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say HRP operated between 1978 and 2010 and was intended to safeguard pension rights for people who reduced or gave up work to care for children or vulnerable adults.However, errors in recording HRP credits have left some people with incomplete National...

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