Question follow-through · 40083
Carer's Allowance: State Retirement Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of enabling carers receiving Carer's allowance who defer drawing state pension to receive the same uplift as those who do not.
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
- 20 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 25 Mar 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Social security and pensions
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- Social Security Benefits · 15 Jul 2025
- Social Security Benefits: Carers · 13 Apr 2026
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Recorded timeline
20 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of enabling carers receiving Carer's allowance who defer drawing state pension to receive the same uplift as those who do not.
24 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Mar 2025
Answer published
Where a person has deferred claiming their State Pension, they cannot accumulate increments that will increase their State Pension amount if they have received certain social security benefits including Carer’s Allowance. The underlying principle is to pr...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Access to Work Programme: Self-employed
10 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that self-employed people are adequately supported when using the Access to Work scheme.
Access to Work Programme: Appeals
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Housing Benefit: Young People
17 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the housing benefit taper rate on young people in supported housing who increase working hours.
Social Security Benefits
15 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department's policy that claimants’ (a) appointees and (b) Lasting Power of Attorney appointees cannot submit online claims on those claimants
Personal Care Services: Apprentices
14 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase the uptake of (a) hairdressing and (b) barbering apprenticeships.
Personal Care Services: Apprentices
21 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the (a) uptake and (b) drop-out rates in (i) barbering and (ii) hairdressing apprenticeships over the last 7 years.
Personal Care Services: Apprentices
21 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support small businesses with their provision of (a) barbering and (b) hairdressing apprenticeships.
Social Security Benefits: Carers
13 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department collects information on whether claimants have caring responsibilities when they register for out of work benefits.
Employment: Migraines
13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve employers' awareness of migraine symptoms amongst employees.
Motability: Rural Areas
23 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2026 to Question 5478 on Motability: South West, if he will take steps with Motability Foundation to introduce (a) exemptions to the reduced Motability mileage allowance
Children: Maintenance
10 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review the effectiveness of arrangements within the Child Maintenance Service whereby HMRC evidence is used to establish CMS payments.
Children: Maintenance
13 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a minimum child maintenance payment for all paying parents on the Child Maintenance Service regardless of income.