| Heading: |
Carers: Self-employed |
| Question ID: |
1813918 |
| UIN: |
60938 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-18 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4824 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Kim Johnson
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Kim Johnson
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of (a) single parent lead carers and (b) all lead carers are self-employed. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-26 |
| 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: |
In March 2025, 8% of single parent lead carers on Universal Credit (UC) were self-employed, compared to 8% of all lead carers on UC. This includes both claimants who are classified as gainfully self-employed and non-gainfully self-employed. |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |