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“Moreover, I am concerned that these attitudes may be more widespread, and indicative of a culture within the department that blames claimants for errors and fails to recognise the needs of vulnerable people.”

This is one of the cards in Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia @DBD_Cornucopia See card “Queen of Trust”

#carersallowance #dwp #welfarebenefits #carers #uk #servicedesign #designdiscretion

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/04/dwp-chief-accused-of-overseeing-culture-of-complacency-that-led-to-carers-allowance-scandal

#carersallowance #dwp #welfarebenefits #carers #uk #servicedesign

Colin Watson @[email protected] · 2025-11-25 · 14:06 UTC

"Many carers said they were harassed and treated like criminals by DWP staff. Hundreds were convicted of benefit fraud”

DWP to reassess hundreds of thousands of cases in carer’s allowance scandal
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/25/dwp-to-reassess-hundreds-of-thousands-of-cases-in-carers-allowance-scandal

#welfarebenefits #carers #dwp #claimants #fakefraud #carersallowance

AutisticMumTo3 She/Her or They/Them @[email protected] · 2025-06-03 · 00:42 UTC

DWP PIP changes will hit carers with a £650 million cut every year www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/... #DWP #PIP #CarersAllowance #Carers

5.7 million unpaid carers save...

#dwp #pip #carersallowance #carers

OsteoarthriticAutistic @[email protected] · 2025-06-03 · 00:41 UTC

DWP PIP changes will hit carers with a £650 million cut every year
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2025/05/31/dwp-pip-carers-cuts/

#DWP
#PIP
#CarersAllowance
#Carers

#dwp #pip #carersallowance #carers

AutisticMumTo3 @[email protected] · 2025-03-25 · 15:54 UTC

Halt Carer's Allowance overpayments now | Carers UK
https://action.carersuk.org/page/167242/action/1

#CarersAllowance
#Carers

#carersallowance #carers

AutisticMumTo3 @[email protected] · 2024-12-26 · 20:13 UTC

Unpaid carers must be supported by the DWP and councils
https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/unpaid-carers-support-dwp-councils-care-full/

#DWP
#Overpayment
#Work
#CarersAllowance
#UnpaidCarers
#FamilyCarers
#Carers

#dwp #overpayment #work #carersallowance #unpaidcarers #familycarers

AutisticMumTo3 @[email protected] · 2024-10-13 · 19:07 UTC

Hidden faces of poverty: unpaid carers’ struggle for survival
https://centralbylines.co.uk/society/hidden-faces-of-poverty-unpaid-carers-struggle-for-survival/

#DWP
#Poverty
#CarersAllowance
#Carers

#dwp #poverty #carersallowance #carers

Mx Verda @[email protected] · 2024-10-04 · 21:03 UTC

“Is vaccine-induced immunity better than immunity from infection?

Vaccine-induced immunity is better because it’s safer. When you get infected with COVID, symptoms from the infection wreak havoc on your body. Whether or not you’ve been infected or vaccinated previously, the COVID booster is going to strengthen your immune responses to high levels and do so in a safe way.

Can I still get COVID if I’m vaccinated?

People who are vaccinated can still get COVID, but it is much more likely they will experience mild symptoms. Vaccinated people are much less likely to experience severe illness or get so sick that they need to be hospitalized. Data continue to show that those who are hospitalized with COVID are largely people who have not received a COVID vaccine within the past 12 months.

Particularly for people at higher risk of severe COVID, vaccination is an essential tool for reducing COVID complications, hospitalization, and death.

Can you get the flu shot and the COVID vaccine at the same time?

Yes! In fact, studies have shown that people who decide to spread out their vaccines into separate appointments often don’t follow through with getting both. We’ve also seen that the immune response generated by each vaccine does not change based on whether they are administered at the same time or separately.

It’s important to remember that many of the same populations at high risk of experiencing severe illness from COVID are also at high risk of severe influenza. Especially for these vulnerable populations, it’s a good idea to time your vaccines together.”

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2024/what-to-know-about-updated-covid-vaccines-for-2024-25

#influenza #flu #justAflu #virus #viral #pathogen #updated #fluJab #NEW #newJab #SARScov2 #covid19 #COVID_19 #covid #CovidIsNotOver #coronaIstNichtVorbei #coronavirus #herdImmunity #helpOthers #RandomActsOfKindness #selfcare #carers #ally #allies #Disabled

#influenza #flu #justaflu #virus #viral #pathogen

AutisticMumTo3 @[email protected] · 2024-08-20 · 17:30 UTC

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

#dwp #fraud #wronglyaccused #wrongfullyaccused #cps #accidentalbreachofearningsrules

AutisticMumTo3 @[email protected] · 2024-05-18 · 21:04 UTC

Carer’s allowance report a vivid insight into failings of an unfit system | Carers | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/16/carers-allowance-report-a-vivid-insight-into-failings-of-an-unfit-system

#Carers
#UnpaidCarers
#FamilyCarers
#CarersAllowance
#DWP
#WorkingCarers
#Insensitive
#ForcedOutOfWork

#carers #unpaidcarers #familycarers #carersallowance #dwp #workingcarers

Andy @[email protected] · 2024-05-18 · 10:42 UTC

#unpaidcarers #CarersAllowanceCrisis #carers #carersallowance #dwp #health #healthcare #uk #britain #unitedkingdom #strainonthenhs I’m not surprised people are getting confused. A response from the DWP after notifying them of a change in circumstance is totally non existent. All credit to the BBC for picking this story up.