Millions of benefit claimants are being let down by Department of Work and Pensions call centres according to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) which found 21 million helpline calls went unanswered in 2004-05 - 44% of the calls made.
The DWP has shut down hundreds of its local offices and replaced them with 62 telephone centres, as part of efforts to save £375m.
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