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UK to scrap carer's allowance cliff-edge penalty in budget

Chancellor John Healey will abolish the punitive weekly earnings limit for unpaid carers by introducing a new digital taper system.

1 publisher · 2 articles · first seen 26 Oct 2026 · updated 2d ago

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  1. Unpaid carers say chancellor’s plan to scrap allowance cliff edge falls short The Guardian ·
  2. Carers allowed to earn over the weekly limit without losing out as ‘cliff-edge’ abolished in the budget The Guardian ·

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