The Government has come under fire for the “broken Carer’s Allowance” system following a debate in Parliament on Monday. Dominic Carter, director of policy and public affairs at Carers Trust, was responding to news that the Government plans to introduce a text message service to prevent carers from breaching overpayment rules.

This issue has resulted in some carers having to repay thousands of pounds. In the Commons on Monday, Work and Pensions Minister Sir Stephen Timms stated that the…