The DWP is forcing more than 130,000 people to repay an average of £1,865 each after an error which caused overpayments.

Carer’s Allowance was unknowingly overpaid to carers, with a total of £250million now being urgently chased by the Department for Work and Pensions.

Currently, Carer’s Allowance pays eligible claimants a total of £81.90 a week, but a little known earnings rule has pushed 134,000 people into owing the DWP money.

It means the average carer affected by the issue owes…