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The link between disability benefits and carer support is a classic case of the welfare system’s favourite game: “Pull One Thread and the Whole Jumper Unravels.” Under current UK rules, Carer’s Allowance is essentially a sidecar attached to Personal Independence Payment (PIP). If you remove the PIP motorbike, the carer’s sidecar goes flying into aContinue reading “Cut The PIP, Collapse The Care”