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Ministers pledge to publish long-buried study into impact of fines on carers

DWP carried out research in response to criticism five years ago but has consistently refused to publish it

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UK government dementia adviser resigns over prosecutions of carers

Johnny Timpson says he wants to ‘take a stand’ after revelations thousands of unpaid carers are being forced to pay huge fines

The Guardian - UK

MPs call for carer’s allowance review as numbers overpaid soars

Figures show 34,500 people incurred overpayments last year after falling foul of rules, landing many with huge debts

The Guardian - UK

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‘We’re already vulnerable’: the carers told to repay huge sums by the DWP

Some of the tens of thousands penalised for ‘honest mistakes’ tell how their lives have been affected

The Guardian - UK

Carers describe ‘avalanche of utter stress’ from DWP clawing back benefits

Department under fire for forcing people to repay huge sums as data shows widespread ill health among those caring for relatives

The Guardian - UK

Half a million unpaid carers in UK not claiming £4,200 a year benefit

Campaigners say underclaiming is a result of restrictions on taking on paid work and harsh penalties for accidental rule breaches

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‘Humiliated’: carer made to pay back £3.8k after mistake declaring income

Davina Ware applied for benefits to help look after husband Mike, 72, who has lived with Parkinson’s for 20 years

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‘Injustice’: 92-year-old with dementia told by DWP to repay £7k in disability allowance

Rose Chitseko says her mother was too unwell to inform department of change in circumstance

The Guardian - UK

DWP warns carers they could face greater penalties if they appeal against fines

Officials at Department for Work and Pensions accused of ‘threatening and cruel’ tactics over repayment orders

The Guardian - UK

Nearly 1m UK pensioners living in deprivation, official figures show

Separate report suggests number of people living in poverty aged between 60 and pension age has tripled under Tories

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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

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‘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

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - UK

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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The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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

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