| Heading: |
Carer's Allowance |
| Question ID: |
1760998 |
| UIN: |
902516 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-28 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5343 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mr Joshua Reynolds
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Mr Joshua Reynolds
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to reform the Carer’s Allowance system. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-03 |
| 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: |
We have announced the highest ever increase to the Carers Allowance earning limit, started considering the feasibility of a taper instead of the earnings threshold and launched an independent review of Carers Allowance overpayments. |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |