Welfare secretary promised overhaul of carer’s allowance after overpayments scandal raised concern over injustices
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Unpaid carers have welcomed plans to launch a review of “outdated” benefit rules that have left tens of thousands of people who look after loved ones with huge debts and threatened with prosecution, and triggered a scandal.
However, they said a much wider review was needed to reform the “unfit for purpose” system of carer benefits, and some urged ministers to write off £250m of existing overpayments owed by claimants who have been unwittingly caught by carer’s allowance rules.
Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Welfare secretary promised overhaul of carer’s allowance after overpayments scandal raised concern over injusticesUK politics live – latest updatesUnpaid carers have welcomed plans to launch a review of “outdated” benefit rules that have left tens of thousands of people who look after loved ones with huge debts and threatened with prosecution, and triggered a scandal.However, they said a much wider review was needed to reform the “unfit for purpose” system of carer benefits, and some urged ministers to write off £250m of existing overpayments owed by claimants who have been unwittingly caught by carer’s allowance rules. Continue reading…
