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NumberEighteenInTheCorner

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Accidental carer to my elderly grandmother. I try to blog about it here:
https://t.co/ze4VR6wpOb
#UnpaidCarer

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NumberEighteenInTheCorner(@Corner_Eighteen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I did an audio diary for this show in which grandma is the star of the show, predictably :) Thank you to BBC Money Box Sarah Rogers Felicity Hannah for highlighting this issue (and for the cheeky blog plug too!)
Featuring Carers UK and Age UK
We Care Campaign

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BBC Breakfast(@BBCBreakfast) 's Twitter Profile Photo

'I think that is quite heartless'

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey told debts owed by unpaid carers should be written off after many were told to repay thousands of pounds of benefits after accidentally earning too much

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-687743…

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Josh Halliday(@JoshHalliday) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨Carer’s Allowance latest: New figures show more than 150,000 unpaid carers are now facing huge fines for minor rule breaches, as MPs, charities and campaigners demand an immediate amnesty.

A judge and other legal experts raise concerns about DWP cases:
theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

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NumberEighteenInTheCorner(@Corner_Eighteen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hi Google Docs, can your algorithms stop trying to autocorrect the word 'carer' to 'career'?! We are a real thing, and it is extra annoying as most carers can't actually have a career. Rant over. Thanks.

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The Secret Barrister(@BarristerSecret) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Aside from the moral and practical vacuity of the Rwanda policy, one thing it illustrates - as we have been saying for years - is that the delays and shortages in the justice system could be fixed if the government cared to.

When they want to spend money on courts, they find it.

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