§ Mr. BurdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people would benefit and what is his estimate of the cost of extending entitlement to the carer premium to carers over retirement age who could establish underlying entitlement to invalid care allowance.
§ Mr. BurtIt is not possible for a person who becomes a carer after age 65 to establish entitlement to invalid care allowance. Information is not available on which to base a reliable estimate of the additional numbers who would qualify for the carer premium and the consequential cost.