Social Security Benefits: Carers
Commons · Question 82604 · Tabled 15 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by John Milne
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many carers aged 18 to 21 receive (a) Universal Credit and Carer's Allowance and (b) the carer element of Universal Credit but not Carer's Allowance in England.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 23 Oct 2025
Data from February 2025 shows that there were 15,872 people aged 18-21 who received Universal Credit and Carer’s Allowance in England. The source for this figure is the benefit combinations dataset on Stat-Xplore. The department does not hold data on how ...