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flag About 1 million UK carers, mostly in low-income households, provide full-time unpaid care, with recent reforms aiming to improve support amid systemic issues exposing many to financial harm.

flag A UK report reveals about one million people, mostly in low-income households, provide unpaid care equivalent to a full-time job, with many unable to work due to their responsibilities, driven by an ageing population and rising disability rates. flag While the government has expanded support for parents, similar aid for adult carers remains limited. flag Recent measures include raising the Carer’s Allowance earnings threshold, expanding respite care access, and reviewing paid carer’s leave. flag However, a 2024 investigation exposed serious flaws in the DWP’s system, leading to over 262,000 overpayments reclaimed—many from carers already in poverty—resulting in prosecutions and criminal records, prompting Labour to launch an independent review and raise the earnings limit.

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