Pensioners lost out on £1billion through underpayments because of outdated Government IT systems and complex rules, a damning report has found.
The National Audit Office (NAO) investigation discovered one victim was denied £128,000 to which they were entitled.
Errors going back as far as 1985 were unearthed with one in eight arrears paid amounting to £40,000 or more.
Those affected are mostly women. The DWP underpaid 134,000 people and those traced will be get an average of £8,900.
The Department for Work and Pensions has been mired in the scandal since former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb uncovered scores of mistakes last year.
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