| Heading: |
Carers: Poverty |
| Question ID: |
1751698 |
| UIN: |
21360 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-12-19 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4673 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Jo Platt
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| Asking Member handle: |
JoPlattLeigh
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@JoPlattLeigh
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to assess levels of poverty among unpaid carers; and what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of unpaid carers who live in poverty. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-01-07 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
163 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sir Stephen Timms
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| Answering Member handle: |
stephenctimms
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@stephenctimms
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| Answer text: |
Unpaid carers play a vital role in supporting elderly or disabled relatives or friends. Sometimes unpaid carers will need to turn to the benefit system for financial support, so it is right that we keep Carer’s Allowance under review, to see if it is meet... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |