§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many carers in receipt of their retirement pension do not qualify for the full amount of Invalid Care Allowance. [136446] [136595]
§ Mr. BayleyIt is estimated that up to 110,000 carers in Great Britain in receipt of retirement pension have made a claim to Invalid Care Allowance (ICA) at some point but do not currently qualify for the full amount of the allowance due to the overlapping benefit rules.
Note:
Those who have never claimed ICA due to receipt of an overlapping benefit will not be included.
Source:
ICA unit administrative data and projections of underlying entitlement cases aged over State pension age. Rounded to the nearest ten thousand.
§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many married couples who were carers, over the age of 60 years and both in receipt of the state pension, were not entitled to Invalid Care Allowance in the last year for which figures are available. [136447] [136596]
§ Mr. BayleyThe information is not available.
§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many carers over the age of 65 years he expects to claim Invalid Care Allowance under the package for carers announced in October. [136444] [136598]
§ Mr. BayleyIt is estimated that 40,000 individuals aged 65 or over who are also carers will benefit by being eligible to claim Invalid Care Allowance under the extension of new claims entitlement to that age group.
Note:
Due to the difficulty of modelling entitlement to ICA from survey data and the small sample sizes used, this estimate must be treated with caution.
Source:
Family Resources Survey 1997–98, 1998–99. ICA caseload forecasts. Estimates rounded to the nearest five thousand.
§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much additional funding he has allocated for the package of measures for carers announced in October. [136445] [136597]
§ Mr. BayleyThe allocation amounts to £191 million over the three years 2001–02 to 2003–04.