Carer convicted over benefit error worth 30p a week fights to clear his name
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George Henderson had to sell his home to repay nearly £20,000, years after ticking wrong box on carer’s allowance formA carer who says he was “dragged through the courts” and had to sell his home to pay back almost £20,000 in benefit overpayments is fighting to clear his name after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) acknowledged he made an innocent mistake.George Henderson, 64, said he made a gain of just 30p a week while claiming carer’s allowance for his son John, who has learning...

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