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Fantastic long read by @patrickjbutler.bsky.social and @joshhalliday.bsky.social on the #CarersAllowanceOverpayment Scandal
If you know nothing about this scandal , or what to know more - this is the article to read ⬇️
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
If you know nothing about this scandal , or what to know more - this is the article to read ⬇️
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
‘Something has gone very wrong’: how the carers scandal was exposed
A Guardian investigation revealed how hundreds of thousands of people were plunged into debt – and some criminalised – for looking after their loved ones
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May 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Fantastic long read by @patrickjbutler.bsky.social and @joshhalliday.bsky.social on the #CarersAllowanceOverpayment Scandal
If you know nothing about this scandal , or what to know more - this is the article to read ⬇️
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
If you know nothing about this scandal , or what to know more - this is the article to read ⬇️
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Truly deserved award for @patrickjbutler.bsky.social and @joshhalliday.bsky.social on their Carer's Allowance Scandal work - you can see the impact and importance their reporting has had here:
www.theguardian.com/society/seri...
www.theguardian.com/society/seri...
May 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Truly deserved award for @patrickjbutler.bsky.social and @joshhalliday.bsky.social on their Carer's Allowance Scandal work - you can see the impact and importance their reporting has had here:
www.theguardian.com/society/seri...
www.theguardian.com/society/seri...
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I can’t say how happy I am to see this! @patrickjbutler.bsky.social and @joshhalliday.bsky.social have highlighted such an important issue and worked tirelessly on others for years. Huge congratulations to my colleagues.
Patrick Butler and Josh Halliday of The Guardian have won the Paul Foot Award for their "enraging and heartbreaking" investigation into the carer's allowance scandal www.private-eye.co.uk/paul-foot-aw...
The Paul Foot Award | Private Eye
The Paul Foot Award is an award given for investigative or campaigning journalism, set up in memory of revered journalist Paul Foot, who died in 2004.
www.private-eye.co.uk
May 21, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I can’t say how happy I am to see this! @patrickjbutler.bsky.social and @joshhalliday.bsky.social have highlighted such an important issue and worked tirelessly on others for years. Huge congratulations to my colleagues.
Delighted that @joshhalliday.bsky.social and me
have made the Paul Foot Award/Private Eye long list for our investigation into the carer's allowance scandal (and congratulations to our fellow nominees) www.private-eye.co.uk/paul-foot-aw...
have made the Paul Foot Award/Private Eye long list for our investigation into the carer's allowance scandal (and congratulations to our fellow nominees) www.private-eye.co.uk/paul-foot-aw...
The Paul Foot Award | Private Eye
The Paul Foot Award is an award given for investigative or campaigning journalism, set up in memory of revered journalist Paul Foot, who died in 2004.
www.private-eye.co.uk
April 16, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Delighted that @joshhalliday.bsky.social and me
have made the Paul Foot Award/Private Eye long list for our investigation into the carer's allowance scandal (and congratulations to our fellow nominees) www.private-eye.co.uk/paul-foot-aw...
have made the Paul Foot Award/Private Eye long list for our investigation into the carer's allowance scandal (and congratulations to our fellow nominees) www.private-eye.co.uk/paul-foot-aw...
Good @theguardian.com leader on fixing the carer's allowance scandal: positive progress, but more to do www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on unpaid carers: the scandal of their allowances is far from over | Editorial
Editorial: New rules for checking overpayments are a milestone. But deep concerns remain about the DWP’s approach
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Good @theguardian.com leader on fixing the carer's allowance scandal: positive progress, but more to do www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My @theguardian.com story: DWP to overhaul carer’s allowance checks in wake of overpayment scandal: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
DWP to overhaul carer’s allowance checks after overpayment scandal
Department previously investigated only 50% of earnings limit alerts, meaning many carers fell into debt
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April 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
My @theguardian.com story: DWP to overhaul carer’s allowance checks in wake of overpayment scandal: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
"In a society that... demands perfection from the mess of modern existence, I will share a secret: it is entirely possible to be happy and fulfilled and disabled or sick, and to proudly carve out your own path." From the new book by @francesryan.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
‘I’m still sick. I’m still disabled. But I’m proud of my body’: Frances Ryan’s manifesto for disabled women
Women with disabilities are the biggest minority group in the world, but are still shut out of society. In an extract from her new book, the writer reveals how that is changing – and what more needs t...
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April 9, 2025 at 10:51 AM
"In a society that... demands perfection from the mess of modern existence, I will share a secret: it is entirely possible to be happy and fulfilled and disabled or sick, and to proudly carve out your own path." From the new book by @francesryan.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
My @theguardian.com story: Ill and disabled people will be made ‘invisible’ by UK benefit cuts, say experts www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Ill and disabled people will be made ‘invisible’ by UK benefit cuts, say experts
Those who lose benefit payments will find it difficult to access care and support services, says Policy in Practice
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April 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
My @theguardian.com story: Ill and disabled people will be made ‘invisible’ by UK benefit cuts, say experts www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Revealed: nearly 20 councils in England ‘at risk of insolvency’ due to Send costs, as overspend debt set to grow by £2bn over the next 12 months theguardian.com/education/20... by me, Pamela Duncan, Matt Pearce, and Raphael Boyd.
Nearly 20 councils in England ‘at risk of insolvency’ due to Send costs
Exclusive: Councils say multibillion-pound debts caused by years of overspends on special educational needs support
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March 31, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Revealed: nearly 20 councils in England ‘at risk of insolvency’ due to Send costs, as overspend debt set to grow by £2bn over the next 12 months theguardian.com/education/20... by me, Pamela Duncan, Matt Pearce, and Raphael Boyd.
“If the government goes ahead with these cuts, then new care homes are going to have to be available,”: @francesryan.bsky.social interviews people about the calamitous knock on effects of Pip disability benefit benefit cuts www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘I can’t sleep, I’m so scared’: disabled people face benefit cuts domino effect
Three people tell how knock-on impact of losing Pip on carer’s allowance and other benefits will affect their families
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March 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
“If the government goes ahead with these cuts, then new care homes are going to have to be available,”: @francesryan.bsky.social interviews people about the calamitous knock on effects of Pip disability benefit benefit cuts www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Powerful piece by @joshhalliday.bsky.social (and one with extra force in the light of the Pip cuts): "Nobody found him in time": how neglect and stress led to the deaths of a full-time carer and his son www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
‘Nobody found him in time’: how neglect and stress led to the deaths of a full-time carer and his son
David Lodge died after being found next to his father and full-time carer Peter’s body. His sister Keri believes the strain of caring and lack of government support contributed to their deaths
www.theguardian.com
March 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Powerful piece by @joshhalliday.bsky.social (and one with extra force in the light of the Pip cuts): "Nobody found him in time": how neglect and stress led to the deaths of a full-time carer and his son www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
"A Labour government, really?": my @theguardian.com analysis on yesterday's disability benefit cuts announcement www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Liz Kendall struggles to sell ‘immoral and devastating’ disability benefits cut
Disability charities call foul as welfare secretary buries austerity-like news under earnest talk of reform
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March 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
"A Labour government, really?": my @theguardian.com analysis on yesterday's disability benefit cuts announcement www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Ministers plan major changes to Send education in England - a picture of a wholly broken system in a hugely important area.
In-depth reporting on the ticking £5bn timebomb debt amassed by English councils by @patrickjbutler.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
In-depth reporting on the ticking £5bn timebomb debt amassed by English councils by @patrickjbutler.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Ministers plan major changes to Send education in England
White paper being prepared as councils hope for relief from huge deficits in special educational needs budgets
www.theguardian.com
March 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Ministers plan major changes to Send education in England - a picture of a wholly broken system in a hugely important area.
In-depth reporting on the ticking £5bn timebomb debt amassed by English councils by @patrickjbutler.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
In-depth reporting on the ticking £5bn timebomb debt amassed by English councils by @patrickjbutler.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
My Guardian analysis: “It’s what keeps me awake at night” - from underfunded demand to alleged "profiteering" by private specialist schools, how England's Send policy has pushed councils to the edge of bankruptcy. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Ticking timebomb’: how Send spending could bankrupt English councils
Guardian analysis lays bare a neglected system that is ruinously expensive, and often fails children and parents
www.theguardian.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
My Guardian analysis: “It’s what keeps me awake at night” - from underfunded demand to alleged "profiteering" by private specialist schools, how England's Send policy has pushed councils to the edge of bankruptcy. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
My Guardian story: Ministers plan major changes to Send education in England as Guardian analysis shows scale of local council deficits theguardian.com/education/20... w/
Raphael Boyd and Matthew Pearce
Raphael Boyd and Matthew Pearce
Ministers plan major changes to Send education in England
White paper being prepared as councils hope for relief from huge deficits in special educational needs budgets
theguardian.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
My Guardian story: Ministers plan major changes to Send education in England as Guardian analysis shows scale of local council deficits theguardian.com/education/20... w/
Raphael Boyd and Matthew Pearce
Raphael Boyd and Matthew Pearce
@tanialt.bsky.social Hi Tania, I wondered if we could speak - I'm a reporter at the Guardian, and it's about SEND policy. Patrick (Patrick.butler@guardian.com)
February 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
@tanialt.bsky.social Hi Tania, I wondered if we could speak - I'm a reporter at the Guardian, and it's about SEND policy. Patrick (Patrick.butler@guardian.com)
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Some good news. Ministers scrap controversial DWP program allowing landlords to tap into tenants’ benefits, @patrickjbutler.bsky.social reports.
“I’m determined to right the wrongs that have persisted in the benefits system for too long,” says Liz Kendall. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
“I’m determined to right the wrongs that have persisted in the benefits system for too long,” says Liz Kendall. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Ministers scrap DWP program allowing landlords to tap into tenants’ benefits
Exclusive: Liz Kendall confirms government will no longer back controversial ‘computer says yes’ system
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Some good news. Ministers scrap controversial DWP program allowing landlords to tap into tenants’ benefits, @patrickjbutler.bsky.social reports.
“I’m determined to right the wrongs that have persisted in the benefits system for too long,” says Liz Kendall. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
“I’m determined to right the wrongs that have persisted in the benefits system for too long,” says Liz Kendall. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
My Guardian story: Ministers to scrap controversial 'computer says yes' DWP program allowing landlords to deduct cash from tenants’ benefits without their consent www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Ministers scrap DWP program allowing landlords to tap into tenants’ benefits
Exclusive: Liz Kendall confirms government will no longer back controversial ‘computer says yes’ system
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
My Guardian story: Ministers to scrap controversial 'computer says yes' DWP program allowing landlords to deduct cash from tenants’ benefits without their consent www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Tell us: have you received a Macmillan Cancer Support hardship grant? Do you give them out? How will the charity's decision to cut the iconic payments affect cancer patients?https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/feb/18/tell-us-have-you-received-a-macmillan-cancer-support-hardship-grant
February 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Tell us: have you received a Macmillan Cancer Support hardship grant? Do you give them out? How will the charity's decision to cut the iconic payments affect cancer patients?https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/feb/18/tell-us-have-you-received-a-macmillan-cancer-support-hardship-grant
In case you missed it: Macmillan Cancer Support sacks a quarter of staff and scraps hardship scheme for financially struggling patients as it battles financial pressures www.theguardian.com/society/2025... By @andrewgregory.com and me
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February 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
In case you missed it: Macmillan Cancer Support sacks a quarter of staff and scraps hardship scheme for financially struggling patients as it battles financial pressures www.theguardian.com/society/2025... By @andrewgregory.com and me
Macmillan Cancer Support sacks a quarter of staff and scraps hardship scheme for financially struggling patients as it battles financial pressures www.theguardian.com/society/2025... By @andrewgregory.com and me
Macmillan Cancer Support cuts quarter of staff and scraps hardship scheme
Exclusive: Charity says it has made drastic changes to safeguard future as Guardian finds it spent £100m more than it raised over last six years
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Macmillan Cancer Support sacks a quarter of staff and scraps hardship scheme for financially struggling patients as it battles financial pressures www.theguardian.com/society/2025... By @andrewgregory.com and me
My Guardian story: Stunning victory for unpaid carer Andrea Tucker as court overturns DWP demand for £4,600 carer's allowance overpayment www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Unpaid carer wins overpayment penalty case against DWP
Andrea Tucker has overturned the demand for £4,600 in carer’s allowance overpayments for alleged breaches in benefit rules
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February 12, 2025 at 7:34 AM
My Guardian story: Stunning victory for unpaid carer Andrea Tucker as court overturns DWP demand for £4,600 carer's allowance overpayment www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
"As a mental health clinician, I cannot emphasise enough how many relapses have been triggered by the relentless media drumbeat about 'cracking down' on benefits": good Guardian letters on incapacity benefit cuts. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Benefits system should protect, not punish, vulnerable people | Letters
Letters: Labour’s focus on crackdowns and fraudsters lodges in the psyche, feeding precarity and self-doubt, says Dr Jay Watts. Plus a letter from Stephanie O’Brien
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"As a mental health clinician, I cannot emphasise enough how many relapses have been triggered by the relentless media drumbeat about 'cracking down' on benefits": good Guardian letters on incapacity benefit cuts. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour must seize the moment to show child poverty matters in push for growth www.theguardian.com/business/202... Great summary of the choices and challenges facing Labour, by @guardianheather.bsky.social
Labour must seize the moment to show child poverty matters in push for growth | Heather Stewart
Scrapping two-child benefit cap is among levers Rachel Reeves could pull – yet chancellor remains silent on ‘shameful’ levels of poverty
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February 10, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Labour must seize the moment to show child poverty matters in push for growth www.theguardian.com/business/202... Great summary of the choices and challenges facing Labour, by @guardianheather.bsky.social
My Guardian story: "It’s like the Post Office scandal – it takes the little people to stand up”: unpaid carer to challenge DWP in court over carer's allowance injustice www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Unpaid carer to challenge DWP allowance overpayment penalty in court
‘It takes the little people to stand up,’ says Andrea Tucker, who was told to repay £4,600 after caring for mother for 15 years
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2025 at 8:37 AM
My Guardian story: "It’s like the Post Office scandal – it takes the little people to stand up”: unpaid carer to challenge DWP in court over carer's allowance injustice www.theguardian.com/society/2025...