Oral Question·Department for Business and Trade
“What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on steps to help support the decarbonisation of energy-intensive industries.”
Tabled: 18 January 2024Answered: 25 January 2024
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Answer from Hansard
Sir Stephen Timms
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The threshold will increase on 7 April next year, and all current claimants will receive an annual uprating letter in the spring that will set out the new limit. As I mentioned a moment ago, 60,000 new unpaid carers will also become eligible for the allowance at that point.