Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 11614
Carer's Allowance
Tabled: 29 October 2024
Answered: 5 November 2024
Named DayQuestion
Kim Leadbeater
Labour — Spen Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the impact of carers losing access to Carers Allowance once they become entitled to the State Pension on those carers.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsAlthough there is no upper age limit to claiming Carer’s Allowance, it cannot normally be paid with the State Pension. It has been a long held feature of the UK’s benefit system, under successive Governments, that where someone is entitled to two benefits...
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