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Former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb has been contacted by four people who had not been awarded any inherited state pension when they retired when they should have been

New category of widows and widowers on receiving end of DWP errors, says former minister

Those who are affected by this state pension error are mainly stay-at-home mums who made a claim for Child Benefit between 1978 and 2000

The issue was highlighted last year by former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb, who explained it mainly affects stay-at-home mums who made a claim for Child Benefit between 1978 and 2000

The exact rules depend on what type of state pension you’re claiming but includes anyone aged 80 or over, who should be entitled to a pension of £93.60 a week

Those who look after children could be entitled to Specified Adult Childcare Credits, which is awarded when parents sign over National Insurance Credits

Increases in the state pension, along with the freezing of the Income Tax threshold, means more women will be handed a small tax bill if they claim Marriage Tax Allowance

HMRC will look at National Insurance records to identify as many people as possible, then the DWP will recalculate your state pension and check if you are due any arrears

A document supplied by the DWP to an appeal Tribunal last year reveals there are "low hundreds of thousands" of older married women the Government has "no plans" to contact.

Speaking during his ITV Martin Lewis Money Show Live broadcast last night, the MoneySavingExpert (MSE) founder explained how many married women and widows may have been underpaid their state pension

A consultation on small pension pots has been launched by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) with the aim of making it easier to keep track of your retirement fund