Politics·The Guardian·18h agoUnited Kingdom

Carers' Debt Repayment Scheme Off to Slow Start

Only 1.04% of 230,900 cases reviewed in first five months

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Carers' Debt Repayment Scheme Off to Slow Start

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Only 2,400 of an estimated 230,900 unpaid carer cases (1.04%) were reviewed in the first five months of the DWP's £75m three-year scheme, with 100 carers repaid £40,000. Campaigners warn at this pace completion would take around 40 years.

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carers allowanceDWPbenefit overpaymentsreassessment schemeunpaid carers

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