Question follow-through · 39974

Carer’s Allowance: Overpayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has considered pausing the creation of new Carer’s Allowance overpayment debts until after the independent review into Carer’s Allowance overpayments?has published its recommendations.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
20 Mar 2025
Target answer date
25 Mar 2025
Answer
25 Mar 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has considered pausing the creation of new Carer’s Allowance overpayment debts until after the independent review into Carer’s Allowance overpayments?has published its recommendations.

  2. 25 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 25 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    We recognise that overpayments have caused anxiety for some people. This is why it is important to take the time to independently review these circumstances, so we can find out exactly what went wrong and make things right. The review is not a substitute ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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