Carer's Allowance
Commons · Question 902516 · Tabled 28 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Joshua Reynolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to reform the Carer’s Allowance system.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 3 Feb 2025
We have announced the highest ever increase to the Carers Allowance earning limit, started considering the feasibility of a taper instead of the earnings threshold and launched an independent review of Carers Allowance overpayments.