HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) says it is issuing refunds to millions of state pensioners after a tax calculation error. The agency admits it used the wrong state pension figures when working out the tax owed by some pensioners.

HMRC’s refund programme is reported as amounting to about £19.3 million in total. Both outlets describe the issue as arising from incorrect inputs to HMRC’s calculations rather than changes to pension entitlement or legislation.

The differing coverage focuses mainly on emphasis and figures: one report highlights that refunds are being made after HMRC’s admission of the mistake, while the other specifies the reported total value of the refunds. Neither account, as provided here, outlines the full eligibility criteria, the exact timeline for payments, or the method by which affected pensioners are identified.