State pensioners are facing "disaster" as payments land with less than £20. State pensioners are only getting a "fraction of full payments" from the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ), it has been warned.

Experts have issued a warning as around half of claimants on the new state pension get the full amount per week. Data obtained by Royal London reveals that only half the 3.5 million recipients of the new State Pension are paid the full amount.

Figures reveal more than 17,000 pensioners are receiving a State Pension of less than £20 a week. Royal London is urging people to check their State Pension forecast online to see if they have gaps in their National Insurance record. It comes amid growing concern over the new Labour Party government potentially hiking the State Pension

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