State Pension Underpayments and Arrears for Women Debate
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Baroness Fookes
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State Pension Underpayments and Arrears for Women
Baroness Fookes Excerpts(2 years, 10 months ago)
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Baroness Stedman-Scott (Con)
The shortfall or underpayment was identified as a result of a marker on the computer system not working correctly. We put it right and we are doing our best to pay people what they should have. It should not have happened, but ultimately the Government must take responsibility.
Baroness Fookes (Con)
My Lords, given that many of the people involved are particularly vulnerable and poor, what steps are the Government taking to ensure that those people are prioritised? Government departments do not have a good historical record in ensuring that people who suffer at the state’s hands get redress very speedily.