Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 18844
Carers: Older People
Tabled: 9 December 2024
Answered: 13 December 2024
Question
Dr Roz Savage
Liberal Democrat — South Cotswolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will take steps to provide financial support for pension-age carers providing full-time care but no longer eligible for Carer's Allowance.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsAlthough there is no upper age limit to claiming Carer’s Allowance, it cannot normally be paid with the State Pension. It has been a long-held feature of the UK’s benefit system, under successive Governments, that where someone is entitled to two benefits...
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