Underpaid public sector pensions to be restored

Former teachers, members of the armed forces and NHS workers were all affected by errors related to the up-rating of guaranteed minimum pension entitlements revealed late last year. Liberal Democrat treasury spokesman Vince Cable alerted MPs to the problem and cabinet office minister Liam Byrne confirmed the error - which dates back to 1978 - in December. It has now emerged that a number of the affected pensioners were underpaid due to the same error. The government could not confirm the number of people affected but promised to rectify the situation. A cabinet office spokesman said...