NI computer error shows pensions shortfall for 10m - papers 15th May

A gaping hole in the National Insurance computer system has left up to 10m workers with a potential shortfall in their state pension, says the Daily Telegraph. Failure to send out NI reminders to those people who have not been paying enough spanned five years and is now seen as a major embarrassment to the government, says the Telegraph. This couldn't have come at a worse time given the pressure already on the government about pensions, as many of those to be hit are near retirement and around a third of people, and most of whom are low earners, will be told they need to pay anoth...