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

Mother of autistic boy left with £10,000 debt after breaching DWP rules by £1.92 a week

Guy Shahar, Oxana and their son, Daniel, looking out of a window.
Guy Shahar, Oxana and their son, Daniel. Oksana juggled her caring duties with two part-time roles but said the demands by the Department for Work and Pensions had left her feeling let down. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The Guardian

It was three weeks after Christmas when the bombshell letter arrived. Guy Shahar and his wife, Oksana, looked at each other in stunned disbelief.

They had followed the Guardian’s investigation into the carer’s allowance scandal that has left thousands of families with crippling debts and criminal records. Not once did they think they would join them.

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