Written question asked by Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 5 June 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 June 2025 (named day). It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 June 2025 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Carer's Allowance and Universal Credit
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many unpaid carers have entitlement to (a) Carer's Allowance and Universal Credit, (b) Carer Element and Universal Credit and (c) a combination of Carer's Allowance, Carer Element and Universal Credit.
- Answer
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(a) As of November 2024, there were 652,752 individuals entitled to both Carer’s Allowance and Universal Credit in England and Wales.
(b) As of November 2024, there were 978,159 households with Carers Entitlement to Universal Credit in Great Britain, with 893,258 of these in England and Wales.
(c) The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 57905
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Carers Universal credit Carer's allowance
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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- Timestamp
- 2025-09-05 23:03:55 +0100
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