Carers: Tax Allowances
The question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing tax relief for pensioners undertaking unpaid caregiving responsibilities.
Answered by James Murray
This Government is committed to supporting pensioners and giving them the dignity and security they deserve in retirement, including those who are unpaid carers.
The Government has launched an independent commission, chaired by Baroness Louise Casey, to start a national conversation about what care and support working age adults, older people, and their families expect from adult social care, including exploring the needs of unpaid carers who provide vital care and support.
Providing tax relief for pensioners undertaking unpaid caregiving responsibilities would not benefit those earning under the Personal Allowance, and would have a cost at a time when the Government has already had to take a number of difficult but necessary decisions on tax, welfare, and spending to restore economic stability, fix the public finances, and support public services.
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