State Pension back pay of up to £7,900 for women in their 60s and 70s this year

HMRC has issued nearly 400,000 letters to older people whose State Pension may be underpaid.LifestyleLinda Howard Money and Consumer Writer04:30, 18 Apr 2025HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) recently confirmed that nearly 400,000 letters (370,018) have been sent to older people - mostly women - urging them to check their State Pension payments as they may be lower than they are entitled to.Data published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on the progress of correcting historical State Pension errors, shows that the average arrears payment is currently worth £7,859.‌In 2022, the DWP became aware of a number of State Pensions cases where it appeared that historic periods of Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP) were missing, leading to inaccurate State Pension payments.READ MORE: Up to £374 one-off payments for people over State Pension age due this yearREAD MORE: State Pension payments of over £1,040 each month in these European countriesInvestigations revealed that this issue a...