She never gave up and it paid off - literally
A pensioner will receive more than a decade of underpaid pension payments after an independent body ruled against the Department for Work Pensions .
According to Mr Bennett he was told over the phone that he did not to sign any forms and as a result no documents were sent for the couple to fill out. In 2020, Mrs Bennett saw coverage about married women’s pensions and realised she could be on a higher rate, the Daily Express reports.She applied for the higher rate and was successful in securing an increase of around £24 per week which was to be backdated to 2019.
Mrs Bennett said: “When I first found out that I could have been on a higher pension for over a decade I was surprised and puzzled. Then when I claimed and was told it could only be backdated for one year, I felt it was unfair. It was their mistake, not mine.
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