Government could pay out more than £1bn due to benefits 'shambles'
The government could pay out more than £1bn in back payments after finding out that tens of thousands of people claiming sickness and disability benefits have been underpaid.
Due to a "historic error" at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), 180,000 people claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) have been underpaid and may be owed an average of £5,000 each.
The blunders date back to between 2011 and 2014, when claimants were switched over from incapacity benefit.
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