Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 85021

Carer's Allowance: Overpayments

Tabled: 24 October 2025

Answered: 29 October 2025

Named Day

Question

Alison Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many carers have a Carer’s Allowance overpayment debt as a result of breaching the earnings limit in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland (i) for which the latest data is av

Answer

Andrew Western

Liz Sayce OBE was commissioned to lead an Independent Review into overpayments of Carer’s Allowance (CA). The Government is carefully considering the recommendations of this Review which investigated how overpayments of CA related to earnings occurred, ho...

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