Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 57906

Universal Credit: Carers

Tabled: 5 June 2025

Answered: 10 June 2025

Named Day

Question

Alison Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a work allowance within Universal Credit for unpaid carers looking after (a) disabled and (b) ill (i) relatives and (

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

No recent assessment has been made. The carers element in Universal Credit is an additional amount of benefit paid to support carers who provide care of 35 hours or more each week for a severely disabled person and as such these particular claimants have ...

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