A question on #PersonalIndependencePayment #BlueBadgeSchemeAndCarersAllowance tabled by Mr Angus MacDonald on 27-06-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Personal Independence Payment: Blue Badge Scheme and Carer's Allowance
Question ID: 1817489
UIN: 63503
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-27
Asking Member ID: 5362
Asking Member display name: Mr Angus MacDonald
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Mr Angus MacDonald
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of uncoupling Carer’s Allowance and Blue Badges from PIP.
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Date answered: 2025-07-07
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 163
Answering Member display name: Sir Stephen Timms
Answering Member handle: stephenctimms
Answering Member Twitter reference: @stephenctimms
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Answer text: It is a long-established principle that in order for an unpaid carer to receive Carer’s Allowance the person they are caring for should be receiving a “trigger” disability benefit. This link acts as a proxy for establishing that care needs exist. We have ...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true