Written question asked by Caroline Lucas (Green Party) on Tuesday, 7 May 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 May 2024. It was answered by Mims Davies (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 May 2024 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Personal Independence Payment: Carers
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of unpaid carers receiving Carer’s Allowance are caring for someone who receives Personal Independence Payment.
- Answer
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The latest readily available statistics from November 2023 show 145,156 unpaid carers were claiming Carer’s Allowance in England and Wales were also receiving Personal Independence Payment. This data is available on Stat X-plore here.
These statistics show 486,123 people in receipt of Carer’s Allowance in England and Wales were caring for someone in receipt of a Personal Independence Payment, which was 54% of the Carer’s Allowance in receipt caseload.
Please note that the data supplied is derived from unpublished management information, which was collected for internal Departmental use only, and have not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard. They should therefore be treated with caution.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 24888
- Session
- 2023-24
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Carers Carer's allowance Personal independence payment
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
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- 2024-05-15 17:37:29 +0100
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