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Progress on responding to the recommendations from the Independent Review into overpayments of Carer’s Allowance linked to earnings
13 April 2026
Type
Written Ministerial Statement
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
At a Glance
Issue Summary
The statement provides an update on the government's re [2D [K response to recommendations from the Independent Review into overpayments o [1D [K of Carer’s Allowance linked to earnings.
Action Requested
The reassessment exercise for cases potentially affe [4D [K affected by faulty guidance on averaging of irregularly fluctuating earning [7D [K earnings will begin today, with a funding commitment of £75m allocated for [K the financial years 2026/27 to 2028/29. The Department expects to review ov [2D [K over 200,000 cases and aims to open an online form for people to complete i [1D [K in late 2026.
Key Facts
- Government inherited a system causing unexpected debts du [2D [K due to overpayments of Carer’s Allowance.
- Independent Review accepted or [2D [K or partially accepted 38 out of 40 recommendations.
- Reassessment exercis [7D [K exercise will begin on 13 April 2026.
- £75m funding provided for the fina [4D [K financial years 2026/27 to 2028/29.
- Over 200,000 cases will be reviewed; [9D [K reviewed; around 25,000 carers may have debts reduced or cancelled.
- Faul [4D [K Faulty guidance on averaging of irregularly fluctuating earnings was in pla [3D [K place between April 2015 and September 2025.
- Reassessment exercise inclu [5D [K includes relevant Carer’s Allowance cases in Scotland as well.
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