Stephen Timms says DWP letting unpaid carers incur ‘enormous accidental overpayments’Ministers have been told to “immediately” fix the issues causing tens of thousands of unpaid carers to incur...
Read MoreConcern grows over legality of government’s approach as new figures show more than 150,000 carers facing huge penalties A hero – then sacked. The carer’s allowance whistleblowerNew figures show more than...
Read MoreJohnny Timpson says he wants to ‘take a stand’ after revelations thousands of unpaid carers are being forced to pay huge finesOne of Rishi Sunak’s dementia advisers has resigned over the government’s...
Read MoreFigures show 34,500 people incurred overpayments last year after falling foul of rules, landing many with huge debtsMPs have called for a full-scale review of carer’s allowance and an end to harsh benefit rules that have...
Read MoreOfficials at Department for Work and Pensions accused of ‘threatening and cruel’ tactics over repayment ordersWoman with dementia, 92, told to repay £7,000 in disability allowanceGovernment officials have been...
Read MoreCarers say Department for Work and Pensions warns financial penalties could increase if they challenge repayment ordersGovernment officials have been accused of using “threatening and cruel” tactics towards unpaid...
Read MoreOfficials at Department for Work and Pensions accused of ‘threatening and cruel’ tactics over repayment orders Government officials have been accused of using “threatening and cruel” tactics towards...
Read MoreDavid Blunkett and Alan Johnson join Iain Duncan Smith in dismay at DWP’s treatment of benefit recipients’ minor mistakesThey’re heartless’: how one woman fell victim to the carer’s allowance...
Read MoreGeorge Henderson had to sell his home to repay nearly £20,000, years after ticking wrong box on carer’s allowance formA carer who says he was “dragged through the courts” and had to sell his home to pay...
Read MoreFormer work and pensions secretary said government should investigate responsibility for overpaymentsThe government should stop pursuing carers with huge fines until it investigates whether it is to blame for overpaying them,...
Read MoreThinktank calls punishments ‘cruel and nonsensical’ and says government should accept blameMinisters are facing calls to abandon the “cruel and nonsensical” fines levied on tens of thousands of unpaid...
Read MoreDWP is forcing tens of thousands of people looking after relatives to repay huge sums after buildup of erroneous overpaymentsAnalysis: Why are so many carers taken to court for benefit fraud?Tens of thousands of unpaid carers...
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Wins in East Midlands, North East and North Yorkshire
Co-leader Adrian Ramsay says party has won spread of
Party did better in places it had lost since
Spread of Tory losses leads former minister to say
Glossy promotional leaflet handed out to asylum seekers detained
Party source describes region as ‘beating heart of general
Ed Davey says ‘lifelong Conservative voters are backing the
The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to
News comes as Labour’s Chris Webb wins back ‘red
With more than a third of council elections declared,