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@ The Guardian World - by layer3.news
2025-05-24 06:10:48
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✍️ The article reveals the scandal of carer's allowance overpayments in the UK, where thousands of unpaid carers have been forced into debt and even criminal prosecution due to administrative failures and lack of will to improve the system.
👉 Thousands of unpaid carers have been forced into debt and even criminal prosecution due to administrative failures and lack of will to improve the system.
👉 The DWP has failed to address the issue of carer's allowance overpayments, despite warnings from civil servants.
👉 Unpaid carers are often vulnerable and powerless, and are disproportionately affected by the scandal.
👉 The scandal has led to the conviction of hundreds of carers, including Vivienne Groom, who was forced to repay £17,000 and had her inheritance confiscated by the state.
👉 The DWP has promised to address the issue, but the scandal continues to claim victims and will do so for the immediate future.
#EnricoLaRocca #VivienneGroom #RobertDevereux #PeterSchofield #FrankField #KeirStarmer #LizKendall #Preston #Lancashire #Chester #politics
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