Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carer's allowance is claimed by 1.4 million people. (Getty) (Catherine Falls Commercial via Getty Images) Carer's allowance is a ...

Liz Sayce tells MPs some civil servants tried to minimise extent of problems and deflect blame ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 7,000 people have signed an online petition urging the UK Government to change the rules for people claiming Carer’s ...

Outstanding Carer’s Allowance overpayment debt has risen to more than £250 million, up by £100 million on six years ago, according to a new report. The public spending watchdog said the number of ...

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 Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is funding emergency support payments ...

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More than 80,000 people in Scotland claiming Carer’s Allowance will start moving to a new devolved benefit from next month. Carer Support Payment will be the fourteenth benefit administered and ...

Proposals for benefit changes must be made by 15 October. Time to speak up, says Gary Vaux. Carers are at the forefront – at last – of much of the government’s social policy agenda. Benefit changes ...

The next Carer’s Allowance Supplement is due in December, with a payment of £245.70 for those who qualify. To get the upcoming payment, a person must be claiming, or have made a new claim, for Carer’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Chancellor has announced in his autumn statement that benefit payments will rise in 2023 by 10.1 per cent, including Carer’s ...