HM Revenue and Customs is expected to contact about one million people who are owed pension tax relief, with many set to receive letters concerning a £70 refund.
The group affected is described as being made up mostly of women. The money relates to pension tax relief that is due to them, according to the information supplied.
The correspondence may appear similar to the kind of unexpected refund message that prompts concerns about scams. However, the letters in this case are genuine and will come from HMRC.
No further details have been supplied on the timetable for the contact, the exact eligibility criteria, or how the relief became outstanding.
The latest position is that those affected are due to be contacted by HMRC, with about one million people expected to be included in the pension tax relief refund exercise.
