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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Josh Halliday North of England editor

‘Humiliated’: carer made to pay back £3.8k after mistake declaring income

Davina Ware wearing black sitting on chair with her body facing the camera
Davina Ware from Bath was forced to pay back nearly £4,000 in carer's allowance by the DWP. Photograph: Adrian Sherratt/The Guardian

The pain cuts through Davina Ware’s voice as she describes her experience of carer’s allowance, the meagre weekly benefit given to those heralded by the government as Britain’s “unsung heroes”.

She feels “humiliated,” “devastated,” and “treated like a conniving thief” by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) since she received its demand, three months before her retirement, to repay nearly £4,000.

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