英国工作和养老金部（DWP）启动的照顾者津贴重新评估和赔偿计划进展缓慢。在五个月的时间内，该部门仅处理了2400个案件，占待审总数230900的1.04%1。截至目前，仅有100名照顾者获得总计40000英镑的赔偿金，人均仅342英镑1。按照这一进度，活动人士警告完成全部赔偿需要长达40年的时间1。
该重新评估针对DWP在2020年对指导内容的非法更改，导致数十万照顾者遭受罚款，其中部分个人的债务高达20000英镑1。DWP已拨款7500万英镑用于三年赔偿计划，预计于2029年3月完成1。该部门计划在明年4月前将工作人员增至250人以提高处理速度1。
Carers UK行政总裁Helen Walker表示："经过多年等待正义，仅少数照顾者在五个月内获得审查"1。自民党领导人Ed Davey则呼吁："首相需要现在介入并加快速度"1。
Britain's Department of Work and Pensions has processed only 2,400 cases in five months as part of its reassessment scheme for carer's allowance victims, representing just 1.04 percent of the total 230,900 cases under review 1. The sluggish progress has alarmed advocates, who warn that at the current rate, the entire process will take approximately 40 years to complete 1.
Compensation disbursed so far remains minimal, with only 100 carers receiving a combined £40,000 in restitution—an average of £342 per person 1. The reassessment programme, backed by a £75 million three-year plan expected to conclude in March 2029, seeks to address the consequences of an illegal change to guidance issued by the Department in 2020, which resulted in approximately hundreds of thousands of carers being penalized, with some facing debts reaching £20,000 1. The Department has committed to expanding its workforce to 250 staff members by April next year to accelerate processing 1.
Helen Walker, chief executive of Carers UK, expressed frustration with the timeline, stating: "After years of waiting for justice, only a small number of carers have been reviewed in five months" 1. Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats, called for immediate intervention, declaring: "The Prime Minister needs to get involved now and speed this up" 1.
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