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Carers have just days left to act as DWP plans major benefits rules shake-up
Ministers are weighing an earnings taper and new hours rules after raising the weekly earnings limit to £204, with 25,000 cases facing debt changes.
- The Government is reviewing Carer's Allowance rules as a six-week consultation nears closure on August 18, inviting unpaid carers to shape modernization of the benefit unchanged for decades.
- Facing a 'cliff edge' where carers risk losing benefits if earnings exceed the £204 weekly limit, the DWP is considering an earnings taper to soften this abrupt loss and support fluctuating income.
- The DWP reassessed around 200,000 Carer's Allowance cases earlier this year, with around 25,000 expected to have debts reduced, cancelled, or refunded, ensuring fairness for those with fluctuating earnings.
- Sir Stephen Timms, Minister for Social Security and Disability, called unpaid carers the 'backbone of our communities,' while Tamara Sandoul, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, urged carers to submit views before closure.
- The six-week call for evidence examines whether the current system should be modernized to reflect modern work and caring patterns. Government expects responses to help shape future reforms for millions of unpaid carers.
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