§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make it his policy to raise the earnings limits on benefits available to carers.
§ Mr. ScottThe earnings limit for invalid care allowance will be increased from £40 to £50 per week from April 1993. This will be the fourth substantial increase in successive years. Also from April, a £15 earnings disregard will be introduced for all carers receiving income-related benefits.