Question follow-through · 4059
Carer's Allowance: Overpayments
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many earnings-related Carer's Allowance overpayments were referred to Debt Management between January 2025 and March 2026.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 21 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 2 Jun 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many earnings-related Carer's Allowance overpayments were referred to Debt Management between January 2025 and March 2026.
2 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Jun 2026
Answer published
This Government recognises and values the vital contribution made by unpaid carers every day in providing significant care and continuity of support to family and friends with disabilities. Overpayments can arise for a number of reasons. With respect to t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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