Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 7,000 people have signed an online petition urging the UK Government to change the rules for people claiming Carer’s ...

Exclusive: Ministers have vowed to fix benefit after Guardian revealed thousands had been plunged into debt for accidentally breaking rules ...

Changes to the state pension are set to cost thousands of people significant sums of money in government support. Around ...

The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that in May there were 936,766 people receiving weekly payments of £69.70 for Carer’s Allowance across the UK, including 81,682 ...

Department previously investigated only 50% of earnings limit alerts, meaning many carers fell into debt ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 94,000 unpaid carers in Scotland are set to receive an extra weekly payment starting next month. From March 2026, the ...

Thousands of Brits are set to lose out on significant sums of government support, campaigners are warning. Around 26,000 ...

Claimants of Carer's Allowance, Attendance Allowance, Personal Independence Payment and others will see payment rate rises.

Thousands of unpaid carers will lose over £7,000 a year as state pension age increases ...

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