Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 63503

Personal Independence Payment: Blue Badge Scheme and Carer's Allowance

Tabled: 27 June 2025

Answered: 7 July 2025

Question

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal Democrat — Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of uncoupling Carer’s Allowance and Blue Badges from PIP.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

It is a long-established principle that in order for an unpaid carer to receive Carer’s Allowance the person they are caring for should be receiving a “trigger” disability benefit. This link acts as a proxy for establishing that care needs exist. We have ...

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