Absolutely Stephen Sir Stephen Timms . And “immediately” is not a moment too soon
Ministers told to 'immediately' fix carer’s allowance issues theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Very good BBC Radio 4 PM segment on Carer’s Allowance from 22 minutes in today. Shocking case of a carer forced to repay £20,000 for accidental breach of earning la limit. She sent DWP her payslips for years and they took no action - then threatened her with debt recovery officers.

Shocked by the injustices revealed by the The Guardian's stories on carer's allowance? Carers UK has launched an online parliamentary petition calling for a review, and urgent action from DWP to cap and prevent large overpayment debts for unpaid carers.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6604…

“Things are going quite badly wrong:' influential chair of commons welfare committee tells ministers to fix the failing carer's allowance benefit as concerns grow at treatment of unpaid carers theguardian.com/society/2024/a… by Josh Halliday and me

Today we've written to the Comptroller and Auditor General of the National Audit Office to ask National Audit Office to undertake a new review into Carer's Allowance overpayments. Today marks the 5th anniversary of their original report. Carers deserve better and urgent action is now needed.

🧑‍⚖️Most carer’s allowance penalties never reach a tribunal court - the only avenue for independent scrutiny. But when they do they are often thrown out due to lack of evidence.

One judge told us the DWP expect they “will be rubber-stamped by the tribunal.” theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

(Quote tweeting this for the 2nd time) it's a really powerful example of how arcane issues of social security design can ruin lives

It's not just the meanest of carer's allowance or the DWP that's the problem here, but the 'cliff edge' feature: earn £1 more & fall over the edge

Shocked by the injustices revealed by the The Guardian's stories on carer's allowance? Carers UK has launched an online parliamentary petition calling for a review, and urgent action from DWP to cap and prevent large overpayment debts for unpaid carers.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6604…

My The Guardian story on the DWP whistleblower who was sacked just months after being praised by MPs for bringing to public attention the administrative failures that led to thousands of carers being fined and prosecuted theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Ministers under pressure to call an amnesty over carer's allowance scandal as new figures show more than 150,000 unpaid carers are repaying huge overpayment fines for minor rule breaches theguardian.com/society/2024/a… by me Josh Halliday Aletha Adu Haroon Siddique

My The Guardian story: Ministers agree to publish long-buried internal research into the emotional and financial impact on unpaid carers of care allowance fines and prosecutions theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Frank was a steadfast, highly successful and diligent campaigner against child poverty.

He was a true champion for children and low-income families and will be greatly missed.

Our deep sympathy and condolences to those closest to him.

RIP Frank Field, gifted compassionate anti-poverty campaigner. theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Carer's allowance scandal latest: Government dementia adviser quits over the DWPs treatment of unpaid carers, describing the prosecutions of vulnerable people as “beyond the pale”. theguardian.com/society/2024/a… via Josh Halliday

'Less about actually tackling the problem and more about making enough voters confused and angry': excellent Frances Ryan analysis of Sunak's incoherent proposed disability 'reforms' theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

In case you missed it: MPs line up to call for full scale review of carer's allowance as concerns grow over the DWP overpayments scandal - as latest official figures show a rise in unpaid carers hit with repayment penalties theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

MPs call for carer’s allowance review as numbers overpaid soars - by ⁦Patrick Butler⁩ theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

My The Guardian story: MPs call for a full-scale review of carer’s allowance and an end to harsh benefit rules that see unpaid carers fined and prosecuted - as new official figures show DWP failing to get a grip on overpayments. theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

The Department for Work and Pensions campaign to take back money from carers who inadvertently got the complex earnings rules wrong continues bit.ly/4445v6q

The Prime Minister has been echoing Mel Stride today in claiming that people out of work due to mental health problems may be 'over-medicalising the everyday challenges & worries of life'

I spoke to Archie Bland a few weeks ago to pick this claim apart theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…