Carer's Allowance
Commons · Question 13432 · Tabled 25 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Paul Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on improving support for carers via the carer allowance system.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 1 Jul 2026
We have accepted or partially accepted 38 of the 40 recommendations in Liz Sayce’s independent review of Carer’s Allowance overpayments. We are working on plans to improve and modernise Carer’s Allowance (CA), making it easier for unpaid carers to combine...