After the Guardian exposé there is pressure on ministers to save people from a system described as ‘setting carers up for a fall’
• DWP’s unchecked database leaves tens of thousands at risk of debt
It has been a month since the Guardian revealed the shocking scale of the carer’s allowance overpayments scandal, and the misery and despair it has inflicted on tens of thousands of unpaid carers. The issue is not going away – but what happens next?
The story has since spread: from the House of Commons to the sofas of daytime TV and the bulletins of BBC news, accounts of the trials and tribulations of carers who do part-time work on top of caring duties have triggered disbelief and outrage and generated calls for reform across the political spectrum.
Continue reading…After the Guardian exposé there is pressure on ministers to save people from a system described as ‘setting carers up for a fall’• DWP’s unchecked database leaves tens of thousands at risk of debtIt has been a month since the Guardian revealed the shocking scale of the carer’s allowance overpayments scandal, and the misery and despair it has inflicted on tens of thousands of unpaid carers. The issue is not going away – but what happens next?The story has since spread: from the House of Commons to the sofas of daytime TV and the bulletins of BBC news, accounts of the trials and tribulations of carers who do part-time work on top of caring duties have triggered disbelief and outrage and generated calls for reform across the political spectrum. Continue reading…