Carer convicted over benefit error worth 30p a week fights to clear his name
George Henderson had to sell his home to repay nearly £20,000, years after ticking wrong box on carer’s allowance form Listen to George Henderson’s story on the Guardian’s daily news podcast, Today in FocusA carer who says he was “dragged through the courts” and had to sell his home to pay back almost £20,000 in benefit overpayments is fighting to clear his name after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) acknowledged he made an innocent mistake.George Henderson, 64, said he made a gain of just 30p a week while claiming carer’s allowance for his son John, who has learning difficulties and is addicted to heroin. He now costs the Treasury £1,000 a month more in benefits, having become homeless and too unwell to work. Continue reading...
George Henderson had to sell his home to repay nearly £20,000, years after ticking wrong box on carer’s allowance form
Listen to George Henderson’s story on the Guardian’s daily news podcast, Today in Focus
A carer who says he was “dragged through the courts” and had to sell his home to pay back almost £20,000 in benefit overpayments is fighting to clear his name after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) acknowledged he made an innocent mistake.
George Henderson, 64, said he made a gain of just 30p a week while claiming carer’s allowance for his son John, who has learning difficulties and is addicted to heroin. He now costs the Treasury £1,000 a month more in benefits, having become homeless and too unwell to work. Continue reading...
