DWP brought in measures to tackle carer’s allowance scandal yet in 2025-26 there were 32,559 overpayments
Scores of unpaid carers were hit with demands to repay sums of more than £20,000 and hundreds more put at risk of prosecution last year as a result of official failures in what appear to be continuing problems with carer’s allowance.
New figures showed carers were asked to repay £33m in 2025-26 as a result of 32,559 overpayments, despite the introduction of measures over a year ago designed specifically to prevent carers falling foul of the system.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Patrick Butler Social policy editor.
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