The Work and Pensions Committee has published a letter to Mel Stride MP, Work and Pensions Secretary of State, highlighting the 'mental distress' experienced by some claimants
The Department for Work and Pensions has been urged to "improve urgently" over its handling of Carer's Allowance overpayments, following numerous reports of individuals being left with debts amounting to thousands of pounds.
Questions have also been raised about why it has taken the DWP several years in some instances to identify overpayments, resulting in some families having to repay thousands of pounds. The current earnings limit for those claiming Carer's Allowance is just £151 per week after tax, National Insurance, pension contributions and allowable expenses, reports the Mirror.If your earnings exceed this limit - even by a mere £1 - you forfeit your entitlement to Carer's Allowance.
This week, the Government revealed proposals to potentially contact claimants via email and text messages. However, today the Work and Pensions Committee has called for these changes to be implemented immediately. The Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, Sir Stephen Timms MP, commented: "The Government has known for years about flaws that have plagued the payments system for Carer's Allowance but has just allowed many unpaid carers to unwittingly rack up unmanageable levels of debt. The DWP must now move without delay to get a grip of the problem and ensure carers are no longer subjected to the distress that such overpayments can cause.
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