benefit delays put people at risk of hunger and losing their home, say mps /

Published at 2015-12-21 02:01:10

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Commons work and pensions committee says government must attain more to fix avoidable hold-ups and underpaymentsPeople are at risk of going hungry and losing their homes because of avoidable delays to benefits,a cross-party committee of MPs has said.
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n a damning report, the Commons work and pensions committee called on the government to work harder to cut delays to payments and set a new target to serve reduce mistaken underpayments.
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Source: theguardian.com