DWP to reassess hundreds of thousands of cases in carer’s allowance scandal

Damning official review finds many unpaid carers left with huge debt because of government failure

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Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable unpaid carers will have their cases reassessed after a damning official review concluded they had been left with huge debts because of government failure and maladministration.

The review, due to be published on Tuesday, was triggered after a year-long Guardian investigation revealed how carers had been hit with draconian penalties of as much as 20,000 relating to carer's allowance. Some were plunged into hardship, others were jailed.