Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 100473
Universal Credit: Carers
Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 14 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Helen Whately
Conservative — Faversham and Mid Kent
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,how many households include (a) one, (b) two and (c) three or more people in receipt of Carer’s Element in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThere is a maximum of two claimants on a Universal Credit (UC) claim therefore there cannot be 3 or more claimants on the UC claim being attributed with the carer’s element.a) In August 2025, 1,045,000 UC households had the UC carer's element of £201.68 f...
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