Carer's Allowance
Commons · Question 61038 · Tabled 18 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2025 to Question 59059 on Carer's Allowance, what (a) metrics and (b) criteria her Department uses to assess the adequacy of Carer’s Allowance in meeting carers' financ
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 25 Jun 2025
DWP monitors the operation of Carer’s Allowance (CA) and keeps the benefit under continual review to see if it is meetings its objectives, which are to provide a measure of financial support and recognition for people who are not able to work full time be...