Thousands of most vulnerable people in Northern Ireland have been underpaid up to £3k in benefits following government blunder #BBCNolan

Mistakes in paying sickness benefits are likely to have affected more than 8,000 claimants in Northern Ireland, a Stormont department has said. The figure was revealed after a query from SDLP MLA Nichola Mallon, who said those affected have been underpaid by an average of about £3,000 each.