Public pensions blunder costs £126m

Around 95,000 former public sector workers have been overpaid pension benefits by Xafinity, the Government has revealed. This morning, The Liberal Democrats revealed thousands of pensioners had been receiving too much in their pension payments for the past 30 years. The Government has confirmed 95,000 pensioners from the NHS, armed forces and other public bodies, have received a total of £126m in overpayments over the past 30 years, equivalent to more than £1,300 each. Liberal Democrat treasury spokesman Vince Cable told Parliament about the issue after he was called by a journalist. ...