Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 77739

Carer's Allowance

Tabled: 16 September 2025

Answered: 21 October 2025

Named Day

Question

Shaun Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Carer's Allowance claimants received an (a) underpayment and (b) overpayment of their Allowance in each of the last three years.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

The Department published estimates of the proportion of Carer’s Allowance claims overpaid and the proportion of Carer’s Allowance claims underpaid for the financial year 2024-2025, in its annual national statistics: Fraud and error in the benefit system, ...

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