Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Liz Twist and Laura Trott

Monday 4th September 2023 Commons Chamber

[Liz Twist (Blaydon) (Lab)]

T2. Thousands of women who have been underpaid their state pensions due to departmental mistakes will be forced to wait until the end of 2024 to see this error addressed. Does the Minister really think this is acceptable?

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Laura Trott)]

The hon. Lady asked about this last time, and I believe I informed her previously that all alive people will be receiving the benefits they are entitled to by the end of this year.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Liz Twist and Laura Trott

Monday 24th April 2023 Commons Chamber

[Liz Twist (Blaydon) (Lab)]

T9. Do Ministers think it acceptable that thousands of women who have been underpaid their state pensions will be forced to wait until the end of 2024 to see that error addressed?

[Laura Trott]

We have massively increased the number of people working on that at the moment. We are undertaking work against scams, we are prioritising cases in which the recipient is alive, and we will try to get that done by the end of the year. I am accelerating that as much as I can. I am very aware that it is a problem.