Patrick Butler and Josh Halliday honoured for their coverage of ‘enraging and heartbreaking’ DWP scandal
The Guardian journalists Patrick Butler and Josh Halliday have won the Paul Foot award for their coverage of how vulnerable British carers were taken to court for accidentally claiming the allowance alongside part-time work.
The pair uncovered how carers were prosecuted even though many had tried to report their earnings to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
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