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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Carer's Allowance (9 June 2020)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were in receipt of carer’s allowance in each region of the UK by (a) ethnicity and (b) gender in (i) 2020 and (ii) each of the last five years.

Asked by:
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)

Answer

The requested information is not available for (a) ethnicity as it is not routinely recorded for claimants of Carer's Allowance.

The number of people receiving Carer’s Allowance in each region of Great Britain broken down by (b) gender is shown in the below table. The latest data available is as at November 2019. To be aware Carer’s Allowance was devolved to Scotland in September 2018.

Nov-15

Nov-16

Nov-17

Nov-18

Nov-19

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

England

178,511

474,335

186,277

496,156

189,470

515,027

192,480

534,645

199,334

551,491

Wales

14,775

33,423

15,155

34,864

15,633

36,267

15,954

37,686

16,499

38,730

Scotland

21,162

45,901

22,185

48,397

22,833

50,108

23,372

52,068

24,320

53,522

North East

14,209

31,514

15,029

33,366

15,589

34,837

15,856

36,423

16,661

37,823

North West

33,124

74,985

34,199

78,050

34,748

81,061

35,149

83,757

36,110

86,049

Yorkshire &the Humber

21,705

52,406

23,050

55,814

23,618

58,225

24,013

60,847

24,899

62,999

East Midlands

15,848

41,792

16,608

43,620

16,879

45,405

17,348

47,463

18,076

49,241

West Midlands

22,303

58,837

22,979

61,118

23,112

63,390

23,534

65,827

24,734

68,087

East of England

15,115

46,078

15,829

48,099

15,956

49,865

16,182

51,771

16,660

53,321

London

22,280

68,810

23,513

71,840

23,821

73,930

24,256

76,011

25,102

78,139

South East

19,632

60,513

20,260

63,165

20,675

65,764

20,784

68,238

21,409

70,382

South West

14,302

39,401

14,809

41,090

15,071

42,549

15,356

44,310

15,678

45,459

TOTAL

214,449

553,665

223,614

579,418

227,935

601,403

231,809

624,399

240,148

643,743

The information requested on the number of individuals in receipt of Carer’s Allowance is published and available at:

https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk

Guidance for users is available at:

https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html


Answered by:
Justin Tomlinson (Conservative)
15 June 2020

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