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Carer's Allowance

Asked by Wendy ChamberlainLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 5 September 2024UIN 3106

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to review the (a) level, (b) eligibility criteria and (c) processes of Carer's Allowance.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The Secretary of State undertakes a statutory annual review of benefit and pensions, and the value of Carer’s Allowance is protected by up-rating it each year in line with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI).

This government will keep eligibility criteria and processes of Carer’s Allowance under review, to see if it is meeting its objectives.

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