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Carer's Allowance: Overpayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to reduce the (a) number and (b) size of Carer's Allowance overpayments.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
30 Aug 2024
Target answer date
5 Sept 2024
Answer
5 Sept 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Aug 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to reduce the (a) number and (b) size of Carer's Allowance overpayments.

  2. 5 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    We recognise the challenges carers are facing and we are determined to provide unpaid carers with the support they need and deserve. With respect to overpayments of Carer’s Allowance, we are moving quickly to understand exactly what has gone wrong so we c...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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