Work and Pensions Debate

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Nick Smith

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Ministerial Corrections

Work and Pensions

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Wednesday 8th July 2020

(4 years, 4 months ago)

Ministerial Corrections
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The following is an extract from Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on 29 June 2020.
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Informed commentators say that more than 100,000 women will be impacted by this error. Many will be old women and more likely to be living in poverty. To put this right, will the Minister agree to an investigation into this issue? Will he look again at the rules on backdating to ensure that those women are treated fairly in the future?

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I note the hon. Gentleman’s comments, and we invite anyone who thinks that they have failed to claim a state pension increase that they are eligible for to contact the Department through the Pension Service helpline. Alternatively, Pension Wise can assist.

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