The proportion of pensioners being told they do not qualify for top-ups under the review of a "bonkers" pension anomaly is growing. The proportion of pensioners being told they do not qualify for top-ups under the review of a "bonkers" pension anomaly is growing. Just 15pc of the 11,226 pensioners whose cases were reviewed over the past two weeks will gain top-ups. The latest figures provided to the Irish Independent has shown that the proportion of pensioners denied extra payments has grown. In total, since the review began, 25,241 pensioners have received top-ups.

Source: Irish Independent June 10, 2019 01:30 UTC