Lost benefits millions criticised
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Tens of millions of pounds have been overpaid through benefit errors or fraud, according to a new report.
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Generous early retirement benefits have undermined the stateâs ability to meet its pension obligations, experts say.
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The government's Money Claim Online small claims service is being overwhelmed by claims for bank charges.
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Final salary pension schemes' finances have been dented by the credit crunch, the Pension Protection Fund says.
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The UK National Audit Office found that more than a million people were paying the wrong amount of tax because of processing errors.
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Some 150 charities say problems with an online system mean they have missed out on government grants.
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More than two million households struggle to keep up with council tax bills in the UK, a study concludes.
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Many Britons face retirement poverty unless they work longer or save more a government inspired report is expected to say on Tuesday.
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The number of complaints about mis-selling and poor administration of pensions soars.
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Thousands of U.S. troops with physical injuries and mental health problems are encountering a benefits system that is already overburdened.
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Millions of people in Britain face an impoverished old age unless urgent steps are taken to cope with a reported Â£57bn gap in pension provision caused by longer lives, earlier retirement and inadequate saving, a government report will warn tomorrow.
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Low employment among older workers could be costing the UK as much as Â£31bn a year, the National Audit Office (NAO) says.
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Jobseekers who fail to turn up for Jobcentre interviews cost taxpayers more than Â£16m a year, says a report.
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Nearly a quarter of people fail to save anything for their retirement, a survey from Scottish Widows suggests.
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Millions of pounds of public money aimed at helping the most deprived areas of Wales is being sent back unused, it has emerged.
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The number of people claiming unemployment benefit will go back above a million in 2007, pre-Budget figures suggest.
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Tens of thousands of Americans are discovering, as they approach retirement, that money they were promised is not forthcoming.