Failures by Tory ministers and welfare officials led to carer’s allowance crisis, review finds
by Patrick Butler Social policy editor from on (#71QC5)
Unpaid carers were pushed into debt and distress and hundreds of millions of taxpayers' money wasted
Repeated failures by Tory ministers and top welfare officials pushed hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers into debt and distress, and led to hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers' money being wasted, a devastating review has concluded.
The independent review of carer's allowance benefit overpayments identified systemic issues" at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and said carers could not be blamed for falling foul of unclear and confusing benefit rules.
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