Carer's Allowance: Overpayments
Commons · Question 43707 · Tabled 2 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Ann Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of pausing the creation of new Carer’s Allowance overpayment debts until the conclusion of the independent review.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 7 Apr 2025
Overpayments have caused significant anxiety for some people. It is important to take the time to review what happened independently, to establish what exactly what went wrong and assess how to put things right. We will await the findings of the independe...