Carer's Allowance Overpayment Debt Rises

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Carer's Allowance overpayment debt rises to £250m

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National Audit Office said figure had increased by 100 m since 2018/19 .

Charity Carers UK said report was "further evidence of a broken system that is failing unpaid carers" Department for Work and Pensions paid 3.7bn in Carer 's Allowance to more than 900,000 claimants last year .

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