A taper system will be introduced in England and Wales from 2030-31, abolishing the rule that saw many unpaid carers facing ...

Chancellor John Healey is expected to end the Carer's Allowance cliff edge which has penalised unpaid carers for going over ...

Andy Burnham has announced a huge Carer's Allowance change.

The government is set to abolish an unfair 'cliff edge' which led to unpaid carers being punished with penalties amounting to ...

Digital taper system for benefit expected in budget, but those already hit with unjust overpayments still have to pay ...

John Healey is set to announce a Carer's Allowance taper in Wednesday's budget, replacing the £204 cliff-edge rule that hit ...

At least 650,000 unpaid carers will miss out on carer's allowance under the government's new welfare cuts, meaning they 'will struggle to afford food and heating', the leading charity for carers has ...

Carers could get a fairer deal under John Healey's Budget, with plans to replace the Carer's Allowance earnings cliff edge with a gradual taper.

A leading carers’ charity has called for the UK Government to conduct a full review of Carer’s Allowance, warning the benefit is failing to reflect the realities of modern life nearly 50 years after ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Getty Images Nearly 3,000 people have signed an online petition urging the UK Government to increase Carer's Allowance ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Getty Images The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced people on Carer's Allowance will see payments rise ...

Unpaid carers save the government an estimated £184 billion a year. The charity Carers UK says that would be the cost if the state paid for the work carried out by nearly six million people who care ...