Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 58525

Carers: Government Assistance

Tabled: 9 June 2025
Answered: 16 June 2025

Question

Cameron Thomas

IndependentTewkesbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to support unpaid carers.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The Government is committed to ensuring that families have the support they need. On the 7 April 2025 the Government increased the Carer's Allowance weekly earnings limit from £151 a week to £196, the equivalent of 16 hours at the National Living Wage. Th...

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