Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 6904

Carer's Allowance: Eligibility

Tabled: 4 October 2024

Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Sorcha Eastwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the eligibility criteria for Carer’s Allowance for people in receipt of the State Pension who have provided long-term unpaid care.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

Although 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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