Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 50775

Carers: Learning Disability

Tabled: 7 May 2025
Answered: 14 May 2025

Question

Mr Lee Dillon

Liberal DemocratNewbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to improve support for family carers providing care at home for relatives with learning disabilities.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The Government is committed to ensuring that the families of people with learning disabilities have the support they need.On the 7 of April 2025, the Government increased the Carer's Allowance weekly earnings limit from £151 a week to £196, the equivalent...

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