Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 10419

Carers: Earnings Rules

Tabled: 22 October 2024

Answered: 29 October 2024

Question

Yasmin Qureshi

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the carer element of Universal Credit for unpaid carers, in the context of recent trends in the cost of living.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is required by law to undertake an annual review of benefits and State Pensions. The outcome of the Secretary of State’s review will be announced in the usual way. No assessment has been made of the merit of in...

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