# Check state pension underpayment for 87-year-old mother

> Steve Webb explains how to check if your mother's state pension was underpaid due to DWP errors.
- Title: Check state pension underpayment for 87-year-old mother
- Summary: Steve Webb explains how to check if your mother's state pension was underpaid due to DWP errors. Steve Webb details three pension error types affecting tens…
- Keywords: state pension, dwp, alzheimer's, pension review, national insurance, category d, pension errors, news, entertainment, Check, state, pension
- Source: Dailymail — https://dailymail.com/money/pensions/article-16195783/Mum-underpaid-state-pension-sure.html?ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490&ns_mchannel=rss
- Published: 2026-10-12T08:32:40+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: state pension, dwp, alzheimer's, pension review, national insurance, category d, pension errors, news, entertainment
## Mum's pension underpayment concern
Steve Webb helps readers check if their 87-year-old mother's state pension was underpaid due to DWP errors.
## DWP review delays for pension cases
Steve Webb reports repeated DWP delays in reviewing pension cases for elderly mothers with Alzheimer's.
## Three pension error types
Three pension error types affect tens of thousands: married women with low NI records, widows, and over-80s with low NI records.
## Pension reassessment triggers
Pension reassessment should happen when a retiree's life changes but DWP missed these triggers for tens of thousands.
## Key takeaway

Steve Webb details three pension error types affecting tens of thousands of people, including married women, widows, and over-80s with low National Insurance records.