| Heading: |
Carer's Allowance |
| Question ID: |
1791140 |
| UIN: |
43176 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-01 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4765 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Wendy Chamberlain
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| Asking Member handle: |
wendychambld
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@wendychambld
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| Member interest: |
true |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to effectively communicate to eligible people over State Pension age that they may be entitled to Carer’s Allowance. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-08 |
| 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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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is constantly working to improve the way it communicates information and is committed to encouraging older people to claim Carer’s Allowance where they are entitled to it. Information and advice about entitlement... |
| Original answer text: |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |