Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 11581

Carer's Allowance

Tabled: 29 October 2024
Answered: 5 November 2024

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the earnings threshold was for (a) Carer’s Allowance and (b) Invalid Care Allowance in each of the last 30 years.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Carer’s Allowance, formerly known as Invalid Care Allowance, was introduced in 1976. The following table provides details of all increases to the earnings limit, from 1976 to the present day. Date fromDate toEarnings limit05.07.7611.11.82£612.11.8208.04.9...
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