| Heading: |
Carer's Allowance |
| Question ID: |
1791332 |
| UIN: |
43366 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-01 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5329 |
| Asking Member display name: |
John Milne
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
John Milne
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the eligibility criteria for carers allowance on local authority care services. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-09 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
163 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sir Stephen Timms
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| Answering Member handle: |
stephenctimms
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@stephenctimms
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| Answer text: |
From 7 April 2025 the weekly earnings limit in Carer's Allowance increased to £196 net earnings, the largest cash increase ever. All things being equal, the earnings rule change will result in more people being entitled to Carer’s Allowance. There are no ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |