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Social Security Benefits: Carers

Asked by Kim JohnsonLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 125000

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the earned settlement proposals on the number of applicants claiming caring benefits.

Answered by Andrew Western

The Department has made no such assessment.

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