Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 87571

Carer's Allowance: Overpayments

Tabled: 3 November 2025

Answered: 14 November 2025

Named Day

Question

Alison Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department’s plans to process all Carer’s Allowance overpayments in relation to earnings.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

DWP 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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