The UK Government has also been urged to increase the £151 weekly income threshold.
The UK Government is considering the rollout of a text message service to stop people on Carer’s Allowance breaking income threshold rules for the benefit, which has resulted in some claimants having to pay back thousands of pounds to the Department for Work and Pensions .
Labour MP Alison Hume said: “Carers make incredible sacrifices to care for loved ones, but they can be left deep in debt, repaying Carer’s Allowance after unintentionally breaching the qualifying rules. Does my honourable friend agree that as a society we have a duty of care to carers?” “We are currently looking at the results, and if they are positive, that will be the first step towards addressing the overpayments problem. We will need to do more, but it will be a good first step.”
Latest Benefits News Sir Stephen responded: “My hon. Friend has written to me about this matter, and I welcome her commitment to making progress. In an excellent piece of work, the former Work and Pensions Committee made a number of recommendations on the earnings rules, and once the new Committee is in place, we shall respond to the former Committee’s proposals.”
" We hope to see a much more detailed plan from the Government on how they’ll overhaul it without continuing to heap extra responsibility on the shoulders of busy carers.”
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