Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 62569

Carer's Allowance

Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025

Question

Mr Toby Perkins

LabourChesterfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people currently claiming Carer’s Allowance who would be expected to lose their allowance due to the proposed changes to the Personal Independence Payment.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
As I made clear in my statement to the House, Hansard, 1 July, col 219, any changes to PIP eligibility will come after a comprehensive review of the benefit, which I am leading, and which will be co-produced with disabled people, the organisations that re...

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