Carer’s allowance scandal is not going away – but will DWP reform happen?

After the Guardian expose there is pressure on ministers to save people from a system described as setting carers up for a fall'

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.