Around 95,000 retired public sector workers have been overpaid £126m by several administrators including Xafinity Paymaster over three decades.
Liberal Democrat treasury spokesman Vince Cable alerted MPs to the problem. Cabinet office minister Liam Byrne confirmed the error - which dates back to 1978 - in a statement on Tuesday. He said ...
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