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flag UK government to correct underpaid pensions, potentially affecting over 119,000, mostly women.

flag The UK's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is correcting underpayments of State Pensions, focusing on married women, civil partners, and those over 80. flag Over 119,000 pensioners were identified as underpaid, with an average owed of £11,905. flag Additionally, 5,344 underpayments were found through a Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP) corrections exercise, with an average owed of £7,859. flag The DWP estimates underpayments total between £300 million and £1.5 billion. flag Over 370,000 letters have been sent to potentially affected individuals, mostly women in their 60s and 70s.

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