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Australia overpaid $3.67 billion in age pensions due to flawed systems and poor oversight.
An audit found $5 billion in incorrect age pension payments in Australia between June 2021 and June 2024, including $3.67 billion overpaid and $1.33 billion underpaid, due to systemic failures by Services Australia.
The agency, which manages the $62.2 billion program supporting 2.67 million recipients, relied heavily on self-reported data without sufficient verification, had inadequate risk assessments for automated systems, and lacked proper staff training.
Payment accuracy fell below the 97% target, claims took an average of 48 days to process, phone wait times exceeded one hour on over half the days reviewed, and complaints rose nearly 80% despite minimal growth in recipients.
The auditor-general recommended improvements in eligibility checks, compliance targeting, digital access, and claim simplification, with the government acknowledging the findings and stating corrective actions are underway.
Australia pagó más de 3.670 millones de dólares en pensiones de vejez debido a sistemas defectuosos y una supervisión deficiente.