Carers allowed to earn over the weekly limit without losing out as ‘cliff-edge’ abolished in the budget
<p>Controversial mechanism that hit unpaid carers with huge penalties to be scrapped following Guardian investigation</p><p>The controversial rule that led to unpaid carers being punished with penalties amounting to thousands of pounds is to be abolished, the Guardian can reveal.</p><p>The chancellor, John Healey, is to announce a new digital taper system fo