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Change in State Pension Awards.

I have just received a new statement from DWP reducing my state pension by £250 a month. Contacted them and informed that 10 years ago they calculated incorrectly and that for past 18 months have been reviewing others.Out of the blue and a big hit on my finances.Have others experienced this?

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  • xylophone
    xylophone Posts: 45,765 Forumite
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    When did you start receiving the state pension?

    Have you kept the first statement showing how the benefit was calculated originally?

    Failing that, do you have the  statement from last March or thereabouts showing how the benefit is calculated?

    What exactly does it show?

    Are you in receipt of a Defined Benefit occupational pension that was contracted out of SERPS/S2P?
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