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Family seeks check on whether 87-year-old was underpaid state pension
A person is concerned that their 87-year-old mother may have received too little state pension.
They say her pension was very small for many years.
They asked the Department for Work and Pensions, or DWP, to check whether she is owed money.
They say they have heard nothing back.
The question is how to find out whether she was underpaid.
The information available does not give any steps for checking or say what happens next.
A family member is seeking a check on whether their 87-year-old mother was underpaid her state pension.
The family member says the mother received a very small pension for many years.
They say they asked the Department for Work and Pensions to check whether she is owed money.
The family member says they have heard nothing from the department.
- Who
- An unnamed family member and their 87-year-old mother.
- What
- The family member wants the Department for Work and Pensions to check whether the mother was underpaid her state pension.
- When
- The article was published on 12 October 2026. The date of the request is not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The mother received a very small pension for many years, and the family member wants to know whether she is owed money.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I have asked the DWP to check whether my mum is owed any money as she received a very small pension for many years. I have heard nothing.
The family member asked the DWP to check whether the mother was owed money.
The family member said they had heard nothing from the DWP.
- Mother's age
- 87
- Pension history
- A very small pension for many years
- Department contacted
- Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
- Article publication date
- 12 October 2026
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