<p>Digital taper system for benefit expected in budget, but those already hit with overpayments will still have to pay</p><p>“On the surface it sounds really positive – and I really hope that it is,” says unpaid carer Guy Shahar of the government’s decision to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/26/carers-allowance-cliff-edge-abolished-in-the-budget">abolish the notorious carer’s allowance cliff edge</a>.</p><p>But Shahar is angry that most carers hit with unjust overpayments in the past will still have to repay them, for all the promise of a different future. And he notes the cliff edge remains in place for four more years, potentially catching out more carers.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/27/unpaid-carers-chancellor-plan-scrap-allowance-cliff-edge-falls-short-budget">Continue reading...</a>
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Unpaid carers say chancellor’s plan to scrap allowance cliff edge falls short
<p>Digital taper system for benefit expected in budget, but those already hit with overpayments will still have to pay</p><p>“On the surface it sounds really positive – and I really hope that it is,” says unpaid carer Guy Shahar of the government’s decision to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/26/carers-allowance-cliff-edge-abolished-in-the-budget">abolish the notorious carer’s allowance cliff edge</a>.</p><p>But Shahar is angry that most carers hit with unjust overpayments in the past will still have to repay them, for all the promise of a different future. And he notes the cliff edge remains in place for four more years, potentially catching out more carers.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/27/unpaid-carers-chancellor-plan-scrap-allowance-cliff-edge-falls-short-budget">Continue reading...</a>