Question follow-through · 56342

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for Care's Allowance have been processed by her Department in each month since 1 November 2023; and how many and what proportion of those applications took (a) between six and nine

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
2 Jun 2025
Target answer date
12 Jun 2025
Answer
12 Jun 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 2 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for Care's Allowance have been processed by her Department in each month since 1 November 2023; and how many and what proportion of those applications took (a) between six and nine

  2. 12 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The number of Carer’s Allowance new claim applications cleared in each month, starting November 2023, is shown below in Table 1 below. This is based upon weekly data, starting week commencing 30th October 2023 (see ‘Notes to Table 1’ for more information)...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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