Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 59626
Carer's Allowance
Tabled: 12 June 2025
Answered: 23 June 2025
Question
Gregory Stafford
Conservative — Farnham and Bordon
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to review the eligibility rules for Carer’s Allowance for claimants receiving the State Pension.
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 GB benefit system, under successive Governments, that where someone is entitled to two benefits f...
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