Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 47495
Carer's Allowance: Overpayments
Tabled: 23 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025
Question
Sarah Gibson
Liberal Democrat — Chippenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to review the structure of the earnings limit for Carer’s Allowance to reduce the risk of significant overpayments resulting from minor threshold breaches.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe weekly earnings limit in Carer’s Allowance (CA) was increased to £196 net earnings in April 2025. This is the largest cash increase ever since CA was introduced in 1976 and the highest percentage increase since 2001. Over 60,000 additional people will...
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