Most delays have been cleared but 4,900 people are yet to have their state pension claims processed.
Pensions minister Guy Opperman told MPs earlier this year that hundreds of department staff were being redeployed to deal with the backlog in state pension payments.Now, the DWP has said that there were still 4,900 pension claims which had required officials to contact customers, and more information was required before processing would be completed.
"We are sorry that some new customers have faced delays receiving their state pension," said a DWP spokesman. "We have now issued all outstanding payments and are in contact with those customers where more information is required in order to complete processing."
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