Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 8726
Carer's Allowance
Tabled: 11 October 2024
Answered: 21 October 2024
Question
Victoria Collins
Liberal Democrat — Harpenden and Berkhamsted
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the number of hours of care per week required to qualify for Carer's Allowance.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsIt is a long-standing principle, under successive Governments, since Carer’s Allowance was introduced, that the threshold for the number of hours spent caring is 35 hours a week. Unpaid carers play a vital role in supporting elderly or disabled relatives ...
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