Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 3106

Carer's Allowance

Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 5 September 2024
Named Day

Question

Wendy Chamberlain

Liberal DemocratNorth East Fife

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to review the (a) level, (b) eligibility criteria and (c) processes of Carer's Allowance.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Secretary of State undertakes a statutory annual review of benefit and pensions, and the value of Carer’s Allowance is protected by up-rating it each year in line with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI). This government will keep eligibility criteria and...

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