Nearly 3,000 people have signed an online petition urging the UK Government to increase Carer’s Allowance from £83.30 per week to "at least £800". The benefit, delivered by the Department for Work and ...

An online petition is urging the UK Government to increase Carer’s Allowance from £83.30 per week to “at least £800”. The benefit, delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is typically ...

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 ...

Responding to reports that the Government is considering compensation payments to those caught up in the carer’s allowance scandal, Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat Leader, said: “I really hope the ...

The UK Government has promised a plan to “put things right” on overpayments to carers which have led to many unwittingly racking up unmanageable levels of debt and some quitting their jobs as a result ...

Tens of thousands of unpaid carers will receive a double payment of the Carer’s Allowance Supplement this December under new legislation passed unanimously by the Scottish Parliament last month.