Sunak under pressure to grant amnesty to unpaid carers fined for rule breaches
25-04-2024 20:32 via theguardian.com

Sunak under pressure to grant amnesty to unpaid carers fined for rule breaches

Concern grows over legality of government’s approach as new figures show more than 150,000 carers facing huge penalties A hero – then sacked. The carer’s allowance whistleblowerNew figures show more than 150,000 unpaid carers are now facing huge fines for minor rule breaches, as MPs, charities and campaigners demanded an immediate amnesty.Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, joined calls to write off the vast debts incurred by tens of thousands of people who care for sick, disabled an
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