The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has said that it is expecting to resolve all remaining state pension underpayment cases by the end of March 2027, with further updates to be shared as part of the government’s ‘Spring Forecast’ later this week (26 March).

DWP permanent secretary, Peter Schofield, wrote to the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) to provide an update on how many cases were outstanding in the state pension underpayment exercise.

This confirmed that the DWP completed the vast majority of reviews by the end of December 2024, as planned, while the remaining cases are awaiting additional information from the customer or a third party.

According to Schofield, these cases are being actioned on receipt.

Schofield confirmed that the DWP will also publish the total cases reviewed, alongside annually managed expenditure spend, following the “Spring Forecast” on 26 March.

However, Schofield noted customers have up to two years to provide any additional information, suggesting that “we can expect to clear the small number of remaining cases during 2025-26, and some missed conversions through to the end of 2026-27”.

“We are dealing with these cases on receipt and anticipate all cases to be resolved by the end of March 2027,” he wrote.

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