Question follow-through · 26712
Carer's Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to ensure unpaid carers claiming carers allowance over the retirement age on behalf of a disabled spouse below retirement age continue to receive benefits.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 27 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 29 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 3 Feb 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
27 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to ensure unpaid carers claiming carers allowance over the retirement age on behalf of a disabled spouse below retirement age continue to receive benefits.
29 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Feb 2025
Answer published
I refer the honourable member to the answer I gave on 14 October 2024 to question UIN 6904As explained in UIN 6904 these rules are based on the circumstances of the carer, not those of the disabled person.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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