DWP 'must' send compensation payment into 800,000 people's bank accounts

NewsCost Of LivingDWPMPs have demanded compensation for state pensioners07:00, 13 Jul 2026Updated 07:10, 13 Jul 2026The Department for Work and Pensions has been urged to send a compensation payment into 800,000 people's bank accounts. MPs have demanded compensation for state pensioners following an investigation that exposed years of incorrect state pension forecasts.‌The Work and Pensions Committee said payouts should be awarded after a faulty Labour Party government forecasting tool overestimated as many as 800,000 people’s retirement payments.‌The MPs said people had lost the chance to work longer or save more for their retirement and that it was “deeply concerned” that communications from the DWP had left them facing a shortfall.‌READ MORE Thousands of renters in England risk losing £