Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 41965
Personal Independence Payment: Carer's Allowance
Tabled: 27 March 2025
Answered: 3 April 2025
Question
Steve Darling
Liberal Democrat — Torbay
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing carers to keep Carer’s Allowance if they are providing over 35 hours of care to someone who has eligible health needs bu
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsWe have committed to introduce a new requirement that, in addition to the existing eligibility criteria, claimants must score a minimum of four points in at least one daily living activity to be eligible for the daily living component of Personal Independ...
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