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Khalil Khabiri, 42, says his ME “has really deteriorated over the past two years” to the extent that he’s had to give up work in property renovation.

Overpayments were being allowed to continue for years, he said, and with carers often having to give up work, "they no longer have the savings or the means to maybe repay these debts".

Brand, who married Goodyear in 2007, said he'd had to give up work to become his wife's full-time carer.

Even if she wanted to give up work, or juggle a family and a career, she cannot not afford to because the cost of housing is too high, she adds.

BBC Spotlight also spoke to Taylor Clark, a 30-year-old former coffee-shop manager who has had to give up work due to poor mobility and severe pain.