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Piles of benefits ''were paid out wrongly''
£2m of incapacity benefit went to people with haemorrhoids, £3.8m for sleeping problems and £17m for mood disorders
£2m of incapacity benefit went to people with haemorrhoids, £3.8m for sleeping problems and £17m for mood disorders
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