Millions of historic state pension records are being deleted, undermining efforts to correct errors in the system, new information shows.

Multiple errors in state pension payments have been admitted by the DWP in recent years and, in some cases, the people affected died before things could be put right.

Out of an estimated 194,000 people – mostly women – affected by errors relating to “home responsibilities protection” (HRP), 43,000 died having never benefited from HRP.

These deceased women were underpaid an estimated £127m.

HRP was a form of protection for the NI record of mothers (and some fathers) who received child benefit for a child under 16 since 1978.

Steve Webb, former pension minister and partner at LCP, sent a Freedom of Information request to DWP to ask about its p

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