Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 48280
Carers: Employment
Tabled: 25 April 2025
Answered: 1 May 2025
Question
Alison Bennett
Liberal Democrat — Mid Sussex
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of her Department’s estimate that the lost output due to working age carers caring for working age sick is £37 billion.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThis Government recognises and values the vital contribution made by carers every day in providing significant care and continuity of support to sick and disabled family and friends. Without the support they provide there would be more pressure on formal ...
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