Carer's Allowance
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to reform the Carer’s Allowance system.
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms
We have announced the highest ever increase to the Carers Allowance earning limit, started considering the feasibility of a taper instead of the earnings threshold and launched an independent review of Carers Allowance overpayments.
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