Question follow-through · 79003
Carer's Allowance Overpayments Independent Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Independent Review of Carer's Allowance overpayments will be published.
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
- 10 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 20 Oct 2025 · 10 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
- Access to Work Programme · 16 Oct 2025
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- Carer's Allowance: Overpayments · 12 Dec 2025
- Carers: Finance · 12 Dec 2025
- Access to Work Programme · 2 Jan 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Independent Review of Carer's Allowance overpayments will be published.
14 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Oct 2025
Answer published
The Government is carefully considering the recommendations of the Independent Review, conducted by Liz Sayce, into overpayments of Carer’s Allowance (CA). The review investigated how overpayments of CA related to earnings occurred, how we can best suppor...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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