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Carer’s allowance scandal victims could wait until 2054 for justice, charities warn
By Patrick Butler Social policy editor

Campaigners say at current glacial pace some unpaid carers will die before receiving a refund

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/13/carers-allowance-scandal-victims-could-wait-until-2054-for-justice-charities-warn

#Carersallowance #Carers #Society #UKnews #Politics #Statebenefits #TheGuardian #PatrickButlerSocialpolicyeditor

Carer’s allowance scandal victims could wait until 2054 for justice, charities warn https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/13/carers-allowance-scandal-victims-could-wait-until-2054-for-justice-charities-warn #CarersAllowance #Carers #Society #UkNews #Politics #StateBenefits

The state of young Australians
A crisis of social reproduction

* “Many Australian children struggle with their mental health. Recent data shows around one in seven children (13.9%) aged 4–17 experiences a diagnosable mental illness.”

“…We estimated that reducing factors such as parental psychological distress, hostile parenting and partner violence could potentially prevent up to 40% of severe and persistent mental health problems in young Australians.” >>
https://theconversation.com/to-improve-childrens-mental-health-start-by-supporting-their-parents-271944

* Young Australians kept in the dark
Australia’s social media ban preventing teenagers from accessing the news, research finds >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/19/australias-social-media-ban-preventing-teens-from-accessing-the-news-research-finds

* Sydney mum reveals the huge cost of the school run (Young people's socialisation into (car) dependency)
"She would easily spend $170 a week on petrol, and drives between 80km and 90km often six or seven days a week, depending on what’s on. In 2024, the average household should budget between $10,000 and $25,000 a year to own car." >>
https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/scool-run-australia-cost-2024/
#SocialReproduction #StateRetreat #CareDeficit #MentalHealth #anxiety #children #parenting #carers #family #DomesticViolence #violence #suburbia #sprawl #cars #MobilityDesign #CarDependency #work #WageStagnation #inequality #housing #instability #DoubleBurden #financialisation #outsourcing #SocialMedia #MSM #independence #citizens

Unpaid carer says DWP’s fraud prosecution threat was ‘like blackmail’ | Carers | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/19/unpaid-carer-dwp-prosecution-threat-like-blackmail

#DWP
#Fraud
#WronglyAccused
#WrongfullyAccused
#CPS
#AccidentalBreachOfEarningsRules
#CarersAllowance
#Carers
#UnpaidCarers
#FamilyCarers
#FinancialHardship
#WeCareCampaign
#DWPLettingTheOverpaymentBuildUp
#Court

What pushes unpaid carers into poverty? - Understanding Society
https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/news/2024/08/07/what-pushes-unpaid-carers-into-poverty/

#Carers
#UnpaidCarers
#FamilyCarers
#Poverty
#JosephRowntreeFoundation
#JRF
#PaidWork
#ReductionInHouseholdEarnings
#Benefits

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