Unpaid Carers Could Wait Years for Justice Over Overpayments Scandal, Charities Warn
The DWP is working through 200,000 cases after officials unlawfully changed benefit rules, according to The Guardian.
Unpaid carers pursued for bills after welfare officials unlawfully changed benefit rules could wait years before learning whether they will be refunded, charities warned, according to The Guardian.
The Department for Work and Pensions is working through 200,000 cases involving carer's allowance overpayments, with an estimated 25,000 carers potentially eligible for full or partial refunds, according to the report.
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- Unpaid carers could die before seeing justice for overpayments scandal, charities warn — The Guardian — Politics
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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