Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 9555
Carer's Allowance
Tabled: 16 October 2024
Answered: 23 October 2024
Question
Mr Lee Dillon
Liberal Democrat — Newbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the claim career allowance eligibility rules on individuals already receiving existing benefits.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsCarer’s Allowance cannot normally be paid with another income replacement benefit. It has been a long-held feature of the GB benefit system, under successive Governments, that where someone is entitled to two benefits for the same contingency, then whilst...
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