Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 43707

Carer's Allowance: Overpayments

Tabled: 2 April 2025
Answered: 7 April 2025
Named Day

Question

Ann Davies

Plaid CymruCaerfyrddin

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of pausing the creation of new Carer’s Allowance overpayment debts until the conclusion of the independent review.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Overpayments have caused significant anxiety for some people. It is important to take the time to review what happened independently, to establish what exactly what went wrong and assess how to put things right. We will await the findings of the independe...

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