Overview
- Cases dating back to 2015 will be reassessed, with many overpayment debts to be reduced, cancelled or refunded where calculations were driven by flawed rules.
- Ministers say they have accepted the vast majority of roughly 40 recommendations, with most affected carers to be contacted by DWP and no immediate action required from them.
- The review did not recommend a general compensation scheme, and the government has not announced one.
- The handling of past prosecutions and criminal convictions remains undecided, though some outcomes could be reconsidered as reassessments proceed.
- The findings cite a punitive weekly earnings cliff edge at £196 and unclear guidance on averaging fluctuating pay, compounded by DWP’s failure to use real‑time data to warn carers.