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Labour plans review of carer’s allowance after thousands forced to repay

Alison McGovern says UK would ‘grind to a halt’ without unpaid carers and confirms party will review system if it wins power

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Carers having to pay back thousands is very wrong, says Keir Starmer

Labour leader was responding to a question from the BBC about Vivienne Groom, who was prosecuted over breach of benefit rules

The Guardian - UK

DWP: Study claims thousands of people receive less money on universal credit

Think tank report says many people with disabilities would be better off under previous benefits system

Evening Standard

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Leak reveals Tory plan to cut cold weather cash for disabled people

Hundreds of thousands could lose out in England and Wales under disability benefit reforms after general election

The Guardian - UK

‘They’re heartless’: how one woman fell victim to the carer’s allowance trap

Karina Moon, who is sole carer for her daughter most of the week, was told she needed to repay £11,292.75 or be prosecuted for fraud

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Ex-ministers press Sunak on ‘persecution’ of carers who broke earnings rules

David Blunkett and Alan Johnson join Iain Duncan Smith in dismay at DWP’s treatment of benefit recipients’ minor mistakes

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It’s a rotten system that puts unpaid carers in the dock

Letters: A council’s benefits expert and a tribunal judge, plus other readers, respond to reports on how the DWP is persecuting carers for unwittingly breaching complicated benefits rules

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Friday briefing: ‘The little guy crushed by a ruthless state’ – how the carers scandal is growing

In today’s newsletter: In an injustice that has echoes of the Post Office saga, carers are being prosecuted and fined thousands for minor, often accidental, rule breaches

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Carer convicted over benefit error worth 30p a week fights to clear his name

George Henderson had to sell his home to repay nearly £20,000, years after ticking wrong box on carer’s allowance form

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Fined £6,000 for tiny mistake: carer penalised for extra shift at supermarket

Helen Grater claimed carer’s allowance while looking after seriously ill partner – and unknowingly exceeded earnings threshold

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Bulgarian fraud gang in north London swindled £54m in benefits before being caught

The CPS has called this the biggest-ever benefits fraud case the UK has ever seen

Evening Standard

Iain Duncan Smith urges ministers to pause carers’ fines

Former work and pensions secretary says government should investigate responsibility for overpayments

The Guardian - UK

Calls to end ‘persecution’ of carers over UK benefits rule breaches

Thinktank calls punishments ‘cruel and nonsensical’ and says government should accept blame

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on carer’s allowance: people who look after others should not be an afterthought

Editorial: The DWP’s system punishes claimants for payment errors. But it is the rules, not the carers, that are most at fault

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DWP £812 loan: who is eligible and when do you pay it back?

The amount you repay is based on your income — including any benefits you receive — and what you can afford

The Guardian - UK

Carers in the UK: have you been threatened with prosecution for benefit fraud?

We’d like to hear from carers in the UK who have been investigated for alleged benefit fraud by the DWP

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‘DWP are the real criminals’: carer in tatters after ‘brutal’ fraud prosecution

Vivienne Groom was threatened with a prison term despite a call-handler saying she did not need to declare her 16-hour a week job

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Who are unpaid carers, and why have some had to repay large sums to UK government?

Rules around earning limits for people in receipt of carer’s allowance risk them unknowingly racking up debt to DWP

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Why are so many carers being taken to court for benefit fraud?

A badly designed system and what one MP called ‘shocking ineptitude’ at the DWP has created hardship

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Carers threatened with prosecution over minor breaches of UK benefit rules

DWP is forcing tens of thousands of people looking after relatives to repay huge sums after buildup of erroneous overpayments

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Monday briefing: The truth about claims people ‘use’ their mental health to avoid work

In today’s newsletter: Work and pensions secretary Mel Stride claims 94% of those going to the doctors feeling ‘bluesy’ will be signed off work. What’s the evidence for this claim?

Evening Standard

How much is statutory sick pay? MPs call for 'modest' £63 rise

The DWP says the payment will rise by 6.7% from April, a £7.30 increase — far below the amount called for

Evening Standard

Department for Work and Pensions announces cost of living package: Who is eligible?

An extra £500 million was announced on the back of the budget

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Waspi women: findings of maladministration must lead to redress

Editorial: Successive governments failed to explain pension changes. Thousands of women are entitled to compensation

Evening Standard

Is the DWP checking bank accounts? What you need to know about inspections

Recipients of benefits could have their bank accounts inspected by the government if new powers are granted

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