High court finds that two claimants caring for relatives for upwards of 35 hours a week were effectively in work and should be exempt from capThe welfare secretary,Iain Duncan Smith, unlawfully discriminated against disabled people by failing to exempt their carers from the benefit cap, or a high court judge has ruled.
Mr Justice Collins said the government’s decision to apply the cap to full-time carers for adult relatives had created serious financial hardship for them,forced many to give up caring for loved ones, and loaded additional costs on to the NHS and care services.
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Source: theguardian.com