Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 80169

Carer's Allowance: Self-employed

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Charlotte Cane

Liberal Democrat — Ely and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department provides to claimants of Carer’s Allowance who are self-employed on (a) the number of years of accounts they are required to submit and (b) the format in which those account

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

Carer's Allowance can be claimed online through the GOV.UK website or by post by requesting or downloading and completing a paper claim form. Eligibility criteria set out that earnings are any income from employment and self-employment after tax, National...

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