Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Clive Jones and Liz Kendall

Monday 11th November 2024 Commons Chamber

[Liz Kendall]

My hon. Friend is right: 60% of unpaid carers are women, but women spend more hours caring, so they are disproportionately represented when it comes to receiving carer’s allowance. This is a small, but significant and important, step forward. It is a signal that the new Government understand that as people live for longer and care for longer, we will have to do more to help families balance work and caring responsibilities. That is the truth of family now: it is as much about caring for our elderly and disabled loved ones as it is about caring for our own wonderful children.

[Clive Jones (Wokingham) (LD)]

14. What estimate her Department has made of the number of pensioners eligible for Pension Credit but not claiming it.