Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 77114

State Retirement Pensions: Underpayments

Tabled: 15 September 2025
Answered: 13 October 2025
Named Day

Question

Helen Whately

ConservativeFaversham and Mid Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was for the processing of State Pension underpayment corrections in the most recent period for which data is available.

Answer

Torsten Bell
We do not hold information regarding average waiting times to process State Pension underpayments corrections and to produce it would incur disproportionate costs.