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Carer's Allowance: State Retirement Pensions |
| Question ID: |
1758284 |
| UIN: |
26063 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-23 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4667 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mike Amesbury
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| Asking Member handle: |
MikeAmesburymp
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@MikeAmesburymp
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of taking into account Carers allowance in the calculation of state pensions. |
| Is named day: |
false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-01-30 |
| 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: |
The new State Pension was introduced in 2016 and improves State Pension outcomes for many people, including carers. When in receipt of Carer’s Allowance, a person also receives a National Insurance credit, which counts towards a person's State Pension ent... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |