Published 2 months ago

DWP demands 134,000 people pay up to £20,000 after allowance failures

A total of £251m is being reclaimed from unpaid carers who inadvertently exceeded the benefit earnings threshold.
Around 135,000 caregivers, mostly women, are being pursued for overpayments on carer's allowance.
The Department for Work and Pensions plans to enhance notification methods to inform carers of their financial status.

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BBC News

Unpaid carers being forced to repay £250m to DWP

One claimant unknowingly overpaid Carer's Allowance said the debts she incurred have brought 'considerable financial strain'.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Ministers clawing back £251m from carers hit by DWP’s allowance failures

‘Strikingly large’ sum being recouped from people who fell foul of system that did not flag overpayments

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Express

DWP warning as thousands of unpaid carers being forced to repay £250m

Unpaid carers have to repay more than £250million after being unknowingly overpaid their allowance.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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Liverpool Echo

DWP warning as thousands of unpaid carers told to repay benefits

Tens of thousands of unpaid carers are impacted

2 months ago·Liverpool, United Kingdom

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Sky News UK

Carer's allowance overpayments: 'Unsung heroes' being chased for £251m by DWP

Ministers have been urged to "get a grip of the problem", which has led some of the poorest households to build up hefty debts, as a Whitehall department says it is "progressing an enhanced notification strategy" to alert people.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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