Ministers urged to act as thousands more hit by UK carer’s allowance debts
by Patrick Butler and Josh Halliday from World news | The Guardian on (#6W2W7)
Latest overpayment figures bring total number falling foul of cliff-edge' rules on earnings to 144,000
More than 9,000 unpaid carers looking after ill and disabled loved ones have become the latest to be hit with carer's allowance overpayment debts in the past year, prompting calls for ministers to suspend the controversial practice.
While the government has promised to tackle the carer's allowance scandal and launched a review, the latest figures show carers continue to be unwittingly caught by the system, landing them with debts often running into thousands of pounds.
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