Question follow-through · 59587
Carer's Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to review the (a) eligibility requirements for, (b) age threshold for, (c) tapering the earnings threshold for, (d) time spent caring condition for and (e) level of the Car
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 12 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 24 Jun 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to review the (a) eligibility requirements for, (b) age threshold for, (c) tapering the earnings threshold for, (d) time spent caring condition for and (e) level of the Car
16 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
24 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Government keeps all aspects of Carer’s Allowance under review to see if it is meeting its objectives. It is not means-tested, but is subject to a weekly earnings limit. This was increased by a record amount in April 2025, which will benefit at least ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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