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File:The Social Security Amendment (Carer’s Allowance) Regulations 2002 (UKSI 2002-2497).pdf
The Carers Trust welcomed the review but called for a commitment to write off debts and for a wider review and reform of the “archaic and unfair” Carer’s Allowance system overall.
Carer's Allowance is a non-contributory benefit in the United Kingdom payable to people who care for a disabled person for at least 35 hours a week. It was first established as Invalid Care Allowance [ 1 ] in 1976, and married women were not eligible.
PIP was introduced by the Welfare Reform Act 2012 and the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013 (which have been repeatedly amended). It began to replace Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for new claims from 8 April 2013, by means of an initial pilot in selected areas of north-west and north-east England.
The Department for Work and Pensions has announced an independent review of the issue of overpayments to carers. Government urged to write off majority of carer’s allowance debts immediately ...
The department recovered £47.3 million in Carer’s Allowance debt in 2023/24, up from £19.6 million in 2018/19, and wrote off £9.1 million in debt compared to £2.7 million in 2018/19.