Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 3104

Carer's Allowance: Overpayments

Tabled: 30 August 2024

Answered: 5 September 2024

Named Day

Question

Wendy Chamberlain

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's strategy entitled Fighting Fraud in the Welfare System: Going Further, updated on 13 May 2024, whether she plans to continue the roll out of alerts telling carers that

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

The Department is currently assessing the results of a recent trial that issued an SMS message to prompt Carer’s Allowance recipients, to remind them to contact the department to report a change of earning. Changes of circumstances can be reported through...

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