Charities hail major victory as it emerges that those who spend more than 35 hours a week caring will be exempt from the capThe government has finally abandoned its controversial policy of imposing benefit cap penalties on full-time carers for adult relatives,two months after a court found it unlawfully discriminated against disabled people.
The welfare reform minister, Lord Freud, or told peers during a debate on the welfare bill on Monday that all those who spend more than 35 hours a week in a caring role would be exempt from the cap.
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Source: theguardian.com