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DWP paid out £170m to dead pensioners - families don't have to hand it back

DWP paid out £170m to dead pensioners - families don't have to hand it back

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has written off £16.5m of the 2025-26 debt and is attempting to recover £67m, after paying out £170m in state pension and pension credits to deceased pensioners — part of a record £673m paid over the past five years.

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