Any deletion of pension records will make past errors impossible to fix

CONCERNS that some state pension records could be deleted, making it "virtually impossible" to correct past errors in payments, have been raised by a former minister.

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Multiple errors in state pension payments have been spotlighted in recent years and in some cases the people affected died before they could be put right.

Errors can potentially be fixed even after someone has died, with the money due going to heirs.

Sir Steve Webb, a former Liberal Democrat pensions minister, said he has written to the permanent secretary at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Sir Peter Schofield, asking him to ensure that records are retained for as long as they may be needed to clear up any outstanding state pension errors.