Personal Independence Payment: Carer's Allowance
Commons · Question 41965 · Tabled 27 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing carers to keep Carer’s Allowance if they are providing over 35 hours of care to someone who has eligible health needs bu
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 3 Apr 2025
We have committed to introduce a new requirement that, in addition to the existing eligibility criteria, claimants must score a minimum of four points in at least one daily living activity to be eligible for the daily living component of Personal Independ...