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flag Australia’s pension system faces a $5 billion gap due to errors, outdated tech, and stalled reforms, delaying benefits for seniors.

flag Australia faces a $5 billion age pension shortfall driven by an aging population and systemic failures in its social security system, according to a national audit. flag Between 2021 and 2024, $5 billion in payment errors occurred—$3.67 billion in overpayments and $1.33 billion in underpayments—due to outdated IT systems, staffing shortages, and flawed processes. flag A failed $1.6 billion modernization effort left critical infrastructure broken, while a decade-old oversight hindered international benefits. flag Seniors face delays of up to four years for claims, and millions of calls go unanswered. flag The Auditor-General issued 11 recommendations to fix accuracy and oversight, but no major reforms have been enacted.

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