Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 87570
Carer's Allowance: Overpayments
Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 14 November 2025
Named DayQuestion
Alison Bennett
Liberal Democrat — Mid Sussex
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on clearing the backlog of Carer’s Allowance overpayment debts in relation to earnings.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsDWP secured additional funding for 2025/2026 for a 27% increase in resource to clear the stock of Carer’s Allowance (CA) Verify Earnings and Pensions (VEP) alerts. VEP enables DWP to receive real time identification of changes in a claimant’s income throu...
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