Oral QuestionDepartment for Work and Pensions

What steps she is taking to improve support for carers.

Tabled: 5 November 2024Answered: 11 November 2024

Asked by

Samantha Niblett

LabourSouth Derbyshire

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Liz Kendall)

As a lifelong champion of unpaid family carers, I am proud that the first Labour Government in 14 years have given unpaid carers the biggest ever cash boost to the amount they can earn while still receiving carer’s allowance. That means family carers can earn an extra £2,000 a year and still keep their allowance. That is the difference this Labour Government are making: supporting families who do the most important thing, which is caring for the people that they love.