Exclusive: Ministers have vowed to fix benefit after Guardian revealed thousands had been plunged into debt for accidentally breaking rules ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced people on Carer’s Allowance will see payments rise from £83.30 to £86.45 ...

Exclusive: overpayments because of official failures led to debt and misery for many thousands of people ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 7,000 people have signed an online petition urging the UK Government to change the rules for people claiming Carer’s ...

Department previously investigated only 50% of earnings limit alerts, meaning many carers fell into debt ...

Demands to repay Carer's Allowance overpayments are having a "shocking" impact on unpaid carers' lives, according to a new report from Carers UK. The charity has called for urgent action to prevent ...

The latest figures from the Scottish Government show that more than 82,000 people have benefitted from the Carer’s Allowance Supplement, an additional payment made to Scots receiving Carer’s Allowance ...

MPs have called for the scrapping of the current carer's allowance and the introduction of new benefits. The Commons work and pensions committee said in a report published today that the weekly ...

More than 96,000 unpaid carers in Scotland are set to receive an extra payment this month. Social Security Scotland will ...

Changes to the state pension are set to cost thousands of people significant sums of money in government support. Around ...

13:07, Wed, Dec 10, 2025 Updated: 13:59, Wed, Dec 10, 2025 The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that Carer's Allowance will rise next spring, alongside an increase to the amount ...