The DWP is facing backlash after it emerged more than 1,000 people have been ordered to pay back sums between £5,000 and £20,000
The DWP is facing backlash after it emerged more than 1,000 people have been ordered to pay back sums between £5,000 and £20,000The Department for Work and Pensions is facing backlash after it emerged thousands of people who care for others are being regularly overpaid and then receiving demands for repayment months or years later.
New figures have revealed that an estimated 34,500 people were overpaid last year, an increase of 4,000 from last year. “But this latest thing – the approach the DWP are taking to reclaim benefits from carers and people with disabilities, particularly with neurological disabilities – is beyond the pale for me really.”
A DWP spokesman said: “Carers across the UK are unsung heroes who make a huge difference to someone else’s life and we have increased carer’s allowance by almost £1,500 since 2010.
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