Ex-ministers press Sunak on ‘persecution’ of carers who broke earnings rules
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David Blunkett and Alan Johnson join Iain Duncan Smith in dismay at DWP’s treatment of benefit recipients’ minor mistakesThey’re heartless’: how one woman fell victim to the carer’s allowance trapCarers in the UK: have you been threatened with prosecution?The “scandalous” prosecution of unpaid carers uncovered by the Guardian must end now and an inquiry must be launched immediately, Rishi Sunak has been told.The pressure on the prime minister grew as three former work and pension secretaries and...

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