Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 109366
Carer's Allowance: Overpayments
Tabled: 28 January 2026
Answered: 26 February 2026
Question
Victoria Collins
Liberal Democrat — Harpenden and Berkhamsted
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of pausing deductions being taken from Carer's Allowance payments as a result of earnings-related overpayments while the Department reassesses t
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsWe have been clear that the Sayce review into earnings related Carer’s Allowance overpayments was not a substitute for legal proceedings. The report’s findings do not prejudice business-as-usual activity by DWP. The department must balance fairness for un...
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