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• Who are unpaid carers, and why have some had to repay large sums to UK government?

  07-04-2024 18:32
  
  Rules around earning limits for people in receipt of carer’s allowance risk them unknowingly racking up debt to DWPCarers threatened with prosecution over minor rules breachesAnalysis: Why are so many carers being taken to court?Unpaid carers provide support for loved ones – normally parents or children, who are disabled, frail or ill. There are an estimated 5.7 million carers in the UK. The majority of unpaid carers are women. The 46 to 65 age group is the biggest unpaid carer cohor
  
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• Who are unpaid carers, and why have some had to repay large sums to the UK government?

  07-04-2024 18:32
  
  Rules around earning limits for people in receipt of carer’s allowance risk them unknowingly racking up debt to DWPUnpaid carers provide support for loved ones – normally parents or children, who are disabled, frail or ill. There are an estimated 5.7 million carers in the UK. The majority of unpaid carers are women. The 46-65 age group is the biggest unpaid carer cohort. Four in 10 unpaid carers are in poverty. According to Carers UK, unpaid carers save the UK £162bn a year. Co
  
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• The financial, physical and emotional toll of being an unpaid carer | Letters

  07-04-2024 18:16
  
  The government provides nowhere near enough support for people who care for their loved ones, writes Kirsty McHugh of the Carers Trust. Plus a letter from someone who cares for a partner with a mental health condition, and another from Jane Nation on the invisibility of disabled peopleYou’re right to praise Kate Garraway for shining a light on the financial, physical and emotional toll of being an unpaid carer (Editorial, 27 March). The government still provides nowhere near enough support
  
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