The DWP has announced major reassessments following an official review which concluded that hundreds of thousands of vulnerable unpaid carers were left with huge debts due to government failure

The Department for Work and Pensions has unveiled a series of new "reassessments" in the wake of a Carer's Allowance scandal.

It means a vast number of vulnerable unpaid carers will have their cases re-evaluated and could be owed thousands in compensation.

This follows an official review which found that they had been burdened with enormous debts due to government failure and mismanagement. The Guardian reported that carers were slapped with harsh penalties of up to £20,000 related to carer's allowance.

Some even claimed they were harassed and treated like criminals by DWP staff.

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