Written question asked by David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 6 May 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 May 2025. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Thursday, 15 May 2025 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

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Carers' Benefits: Wales

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the (a) number of (i) Carer’s Allowance and (ii) carer element recipients who will lose their eligibility in Wales by the 2029-30 financial year and (b) the cost to the public purse of these changes; and what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of eligibility changes on carers in poverty.

Answer

The assessment by the Office for Budget Responsibility of the impact of the proposed changes on carers was only made for England and Wales as a whole.

The impacts can be found in table A4 here: Spring Statement 2025 health and disability benefit reforms – Impacts.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

50369

Session

2024-26

Subjects

Poverty Carers Carers' benefits Wales

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

View this Written question on www.parliament.uk