Carer's benefit Earnings limit to increase by £45 a week after scandal
The Guardian|October 31, 2024
The earnings limit placed on people who claim government support for taking care of disabled, sick and elderly loved ones will rise by £45 a week, the chancellor announced yesterday, after a six-month Guardian investigation into the carer's allowance scandal.
Patrick Butler Josh Halliday
Carer's benefit Earnings limit to increase by £45 a week after scandal

The changes will enable full-time unpaid carers who provide care for at least 35 hours a week to earn up to £196 a week from next April without forfeiting carer's allowance benefit, which is currently £81.90 a week.

The move has been welcomed by campaigners and unpaid carers, who said it would make "a massive difference" to helping carers keep a toehold in the job market.

The Guardian uncovered the scandal at the Department for Work and Pensions, in which thousands of carers were being forced to repay life-changing sums of money, and in some cases were being left with criminal records after being prosecuted for minor and unwitting breaches of carer's allowance earnings limits.

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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

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