Carer's Allowance
Commons · Question 59626 · Tabled 12 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to review the eligibility rules for Carer’s Allowance for claimants receiving the State Pension.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 23 Jun 2025
Although there is no upper age limit to claiming Carer’s Allowance, it cannot normally be paid with the State Pension. It has been a long-held feature of the GB benefit system, under successive Governments, that where someone is entitled to two benefits f...