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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(16 September 2025)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the (a) underpayment and (b) overpayment of Carer's Allowance.

Asked by:
Shaun Davies (Labour)

Answer

Carer’s Allowance is a single rate benefit which is either fully awarded to those who meet the qualifying conditions or disallowed. Those who also receive an “overlapping benefit”, such as a State Pension, will have any award of Carer’s Allowance adjusted accordingly.

We commissioned an Independent Review of Carer’s Allowance earnings-related overpayments to see what happened and what changes can be made. The Review and our response to it will be published in due course.


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