Young carer ‘amazed’ as Guardian readers pay off her £2,000 fine for benefit rules mistake
Rose Jones was told to repay £2,145 after she unwittingly breached ‘draconian’ carer’s allowance regulations
A young carer who had looked after her disabled mother since she was eight said she was “amazed” and “overwhelmed” after Guardian readers paid off her £2,000 fine for a mistaken breach of widely condemned benefits rules.
Rose Jones, 22, was ordered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to repay £2,145 after joining a government youth employment scheme that meant she overstepped “draconian” carer’s allowance earnings regulations. Continue reading...
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