Question follow-through · 67267
Carer's Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to (a) increase the rate of and (b) expand eligibility for Carer’s Allowance, in the context of trends in the number of unpaid carers.
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 11 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 21 Jul 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to (a) increase the rate of and (b) expand eligibility for Carer’s Allowance, in the context of trends in the number of unpaid carers.
15 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Jul 2025
Answer published
The Government keeps all aspects of Carer’s Allowance (CA) 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 le...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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