Question follow-through · 82604

Social Security Benefits: Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many carers aged 18 to 21 receive (a) Universal Credit and Carer's Allowance and (b) the carer element of Universal Credit but not Carer's Allowance in England.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many carers aged 18 to 21 receive (a) Universal Credit and Carer's Allowance and (b) the carer element of Universal Credit but not Carer's Allowance in England.

  2. 20 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    Data from February 2025 shows that there were 15,872 people aged 18-21 who received Universal Credit and Carer’s Allowance in England. The source for this figure is the benefit combinations dataset on Stat-Xplore. The department does not hold data on how ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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