13 m. ago People making a new claim for carer benefit also due £293 extra payment before Christmas

The qualifying date for the December payment of Carer's Allowance Supplement is October 13.

Economics

21 h. ago DWP urges 90,000 carers to check bank account as £293 payment due

Carer's Allowance Supplement should have been paid out to eligible claimants last month - but the DWP has confirmed that around 90,000 carers have yet to receive it

Economics

3 d. ago Young carer ‘amazed’ as Guardian readers pay off her £2,000 fine for benefit rules mistake

Rose Jones was told to repay £2,145 after she unwittingly breached ‘draconian’ carer’s allowance regulationsA young carer who had looked after her disabled mother since she was eight said she was “amazed” and “overwhelmed” after Guardian readers paid off her £2,000 fine for a mistaken breach of widely condemned benefits rules.Rose Jones, 22, was ordered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to repay £2,145 after joining a government youth employment scheme that meant she overstepped “draconian” carer’s allowance earnings regulations. Continue reading...

Economics

7 d. ago MoD is accused of 'sickening cover up' after calls for a public inquiry into Chinook crash that killed 29 people including MI5 spies

EXCLUSIVE: A former British Army intelligence officer has accused the MoD of a 'cover up' after calls for a public inquiry into the fatal crash of RAF Chinhook ZD576 by families were rejected.

Events

3 w. ago Carer’s allowance: woman who won case against DWP calls for end to ‘sickening harassment’

Nicola Green, 42, speaks out after significant legal victory against department that accused her of fraudUK politics live – latest updatesThe mother of a teenager with cerebral palsy has demanded an end to the “sickening harassment” of unpaid carers after a significant legal victory against the government.Nicola Green, 42, was pursued by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for more than a year after she was accused of fraudulently claiming nearly £3,000 in carer’s allowance. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Thousands of UK households to get free payment worth over £290 this week

The money is being paid between June 18 and 19, 2025, to those in Scotland who were in receipt of Carer's Allowance or Carer Support Payment on a particular date

Economics

3 w. ago Thousands of households to get free payment worth over £290 this week

The money is being paid between June 18 and 19, 2025, to those in Scotland who were in receipt of Carer's Allowance or Carer Support Payment on a particular date

Economics

3 w. ago Young carer who unwittingly breached allowance rules forced to repay £2,000

Rose Jones, who cared for mother from age of eight, twice wrongly advised by work coach on joining DWP job schemeA young carer who had looked after her disabled mother from the age of eight was forced to repay more than £2,000 when she unwittingly breached carer’s allowance benefit earnings rules after joining a government youth employment scheme.Rose Jones, 22, said she was twice wrongly advised by her jobcentre work coach that her wages earned under the Kickstart scheme would not affect her eligibility for carer’s allowance. Continue reading...

Economics