TWO women from Bexleyheath and Woolwich have hit out after their personal details were swapped in a government mix-up.

Job Centre Plus sent the wrong information, including bank details, to mother-of-two Laura Ashley and 22-year-old Kelly Boschi.

The pair have been left furious by the error which came after they returned benefit claim forms.

Miss Boshi, of Eversley Avenue, Bexleyheath, told News Shopper: "The letter was addressed to me but when I opened it someone else’s details were inside.

"It was Laura and her bank number, sort code, her date of birth, her address, how many children she has; I’ve got everything.

"I rang her up and said ‘I’ve got your details, and she said I’ve got yours’.

"She could have done anything, same as me, I could do anything with her money. It’s worrying when you don’t know who’s got your details. It’s a nightmare."

Full-time mum Miss Ashley, who lives in Red Barracks Road, Woolwich, is fuming about the way Job Centre handled the blunder which happened on July 12.

The 31-year-old said: "First of all we were asked to send the forms back and then they said they will collect it and then we were told to put them in an envelope to send off.

"When I called them they just said ‘all we can do is apologise’. This is not a minor thing - this had all my details are on it."

A spokesman the Government's Department for Work and Pensions said: "We take data security very seriously and are investigating this incident as a matter of urgency. We will be contacting both parties to apologise."