Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 20793
Carer's Allowance: Pensioners
Tabled: 17 December 2024
Answered: 23 December 2024
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will allow people in receipt of a state pension to claim carer’s allowance.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsPensioners can claim Carer’s Allowance, but under overlapping benefit rules it is not normally payable. I refer the honourable member to the answer I gave on 17 December 2024 to question UIN 18844 which sets this out.