Question follow-through · 45126

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant of the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 42058 on Poverty: Children, whether her Department plans to make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to the uptake of Carer’s Allowance on

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
8 Apr 2025
Target answer date
22 Apr 2025
Answer
23 Apr 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant of the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 42058 on Poverty: Children, whether her Department plans to make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to the uptake of Carer’s Allowance on

  2. 22 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The proposals have been carefully designed to protect the most severely disabled people. For those who are affected by the new eligibility changes to disability benefits, including for linked entitlements such as Carer’s Allowance, we are consulting on ho...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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