HMRC to Contact One Million People Over £70 Pension Tax Relief

HMRC will send letters to about one million individuals, most of whom are women, offering a £70 pension tax relief refund. The letters are part of a government effort to correct past tax errors and are not a scam. Recipients will receive detailed information on how to claim the refund and the steps required to receive the money. The initiative follows a review that identified widespread underpayment of pension tax relief. HMRC has confirmed that the process will be straightforward and that the refund will be credited directly to the claimant’s account.