The Latest Breaking News from Liz Sayce

Revealed: DWP still allowing unpaid carers to run up debts despite being told about overpayments

Chris Farrell, 65, was given benefit for six months despite his repeated requests for payments to stop

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13

Thousands of unpaid carers to face DWP repayment demands during overhaul

Ministers admit carer’s allowance penalties will continue while review of more than 200,000 cases is carried out

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12

MPs threaten fresh inquiry into carers allowance scandal amid redress delays

Unpaid carers say they remain ‘in limbo’ as DWP continues to pursue discredited repayment bills

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22

Pressure grows on DWP over ‘misleading’ response to carer’s allowance scandal

Senior officials face criticism after review found systemic failings plunged hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers into debt

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2025

Victims of sexual offences face ‘postcode lottery’ with police, says home secretary – as it happened

Shabana Mahmood responds to claims that up to 50% of police officers on sexual violence and rape squads are trainees

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2025

DWP needs overhaul to restore trust after carer’s allowance scandal, adviser says

Liz Sayce, who led inquiry into department’s failures, ‘distressed’ at carers being blamed for running up huge overpayments

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2025

Senior DWP civil servant blames victims for carer’s allowance scandal

Neil Couling said failings by individual claimants ‘at the heart’ of crisis, despite a report finding DWP shortcomings ‘unacceptable’

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2025

‘Outdated and ever less fit for purpose’: five takeaways from the carer’s allowance report

Dysfunctional DWP failed to notify some carers that they were accruing enormous debt for years, Liz Sayce’s damning report reveals

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2025

The Guardian view on the carer’s allowance scandal: Liz Sayce’s review is a step towards fixing a broken system

Editorial: The DWP’s punitive approach to benefit overpayments has caused unnecessary suffering

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2025

Thousands of carers to have overpayments reviewed after decade-long ‘scandal’

Historic overpayments led to many carers unwittingly racking up unmanageable levels of debt.

Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2025