# Carers allowed to earn over the weekly limit without losing out as ‘cliff-edge’ abolished in the budget

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-26T22:30:53+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/26/carers-allowance-cliff-edge-abolished-in-the-budget
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/carers-allowed-to-earn-over-the-weekly-limit-without-losing-out-as-cli-18cbf8/

Controversial mechanism that hit unpaid carers with huge penalties to be scrapped following Guardian investigation The controversial rule that led to unpaid carers being punished with penalties amounting to thousands of pounds is to be abolished, the Guardian can reveal. The chancellor, John Healey, is to announce a new digital taper system for carer’s allowance in Wednesday’s budget, effectively

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