联合王国政府在发现数以百万计的拖欠福利金后,暂停删除养老金记录,以纠正过去的错误,特别是对于死者而言。 The UK government paused deleting pension records to fix past errors, especially for deceased people, after finding millions in owed benefits.

越来越多的人担心,删除国家养恤金记录可能会阻碍纠正过去付款错误的努力,特别是对于已死亡的个人而言。 Concerns have grown that deleting state pension records could block efforts to correct past payment errors, especially for deceased individuals. 退休金部长史蒂夫·韦伯爵士敦促DWP无限期保留记录,警告说,如果删除恢复,2017年至2020年间数百万死亡记录可能会被删除,可能高达200万. Sir Steve Webb, a former pensions minister, urged the DWP to retain records indefinitely, warning millions of records from deaths between 2017 and 2020—potentially up to two million—could be erased if deletion resumes. DWP 于 2021 年暂停删除，以解决影响已婚妇女、寡妇和 80 岁以上人群的少付问题，包括与家庭责任保护相关的错误。 The DWP paused deletions in 2021 to address underpayments affecting married women, widows, and those over 80, including errors tied to home responsibilities protection. 对900 000多份记录进行了审查,导致9 000多万英镑的回扣付款。 Over 900,000 records have been reviewed, leading to more than £900 million in back payments. 在194 000名受影响的个人中,估计有43 000人死亡而没有得到所欠福利金,总数达1.27亿英镑。 An estimated 43,000 of 194,000 affected individuals died without receiving owed benefits, totaling £127 million. DWP 尚未恢复标准删除，并继续审查其政策，强调其致力于解决错误。 The DWP has not resumed standard deletions and continues reviewing its policy, stressing its commitment to resolving errors.