Young carer ‘amazed’ as Guardian readers pay off her £2,000 fine for benefit rules mistake

Rose Jones was told to repay 2,145 after she unwittingly breached draconian' carer's allowance regulations

A young carer who had looked after her disabled mother since she was eight said she was amazed" and overwhelmed" after Guardian readers paid off her 2,000 fine for a mistaken breach of widely condemned benefits rules.

Rose Jones, 22, was ordered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to repay 2,145 after joining a government youth employment scheme that meant she overstepped draconian" carer's allowance earnings regulations.