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New rise in Carer’s Allowance earnings limit to increase earning potential for carers on a low income
The earnings limit on Carer’s Allowance, the main carers’ benefit, will go up from £151 per week to £196 per…

Spring statement: Shocking carers' benefits cuts are a first in decades
“Today’s spring statement confirms that the Government’s welfare reform plans will include the first substantial cuts to Carer’s Allowance in…

Thousands of carers receiving new debt letters as review into Carer’s Allowance overpayments continues
The number of carers facing overpayment debts continues to rise.

Carers UK responds to the Government’s publication of the welfare reform green paper proposing changes to disability and health benefits
“We are very concerned that the plans the Government has published today could hit unpaid carers, disabled people and their…
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