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Written Question
Carer's Allowance
Monday 4th July 2022

Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of carers received Carer's Allowance but do not live with the person they care for in (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Northern Ireland in the most recent period for which data is available.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The data held by analysts is anonymised, and therefore does not show the address of the Carer’s Allowance recipient or the disabled person they care for. Therefore, we are unable to provide the figures to answer this part of the question.

The following table shows the latest available statistics in Great Britain at November 2021, of the number of Carer’s Allowance recipients. These figures are broken down further for England, Wales and Scotland.

Great Britain

England

Wales

Scotland

Carer’s Allowance recipients

921,320

783,800

56,450

80,380

Source: DWP Stat-Xplore – November 2021

Notes

  1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
  2. We do not hold information on the number of carers not in receipt of a carer’s benefit.

Written Question
Carers' Benefits
Monday 4th July 2022

Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of carers received both the (a) Carer’s Allowance and (b) Carer Premium in (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Northern Ireland in the most recent period for which data is available.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The following table shows the latest available statistics in Great Britain at November 2021, of the number of Carer’s Allowance recipients who are also in receipt of the:

  • Carer premium via Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support and Housing Benefit;
  • Carer addition via Pension Credit;
  • Carer element via Universal Credit.

These figures are broken down further for England, Wales and Scotland.

Great Britain

England

Wales

Scotland

Carer’s Allowance recipients

921,320

783,800

56,450

80,380

Carer’s Allowance recipients also in receipt of:

Universal Credit (receiving carer element)

248,570

212,180

14,040

22,330

Universal Credit (not receiving carer element)

34,770

29,900

1,930

2,940

Jobseeker's Allowance carer premium

700

600

0

100

Income Support carer premium

155,680

131,200

9,540

14,940

Pension Credit carer addition

3,280

3,000

120

170

Housing Benefit carer premium

92,530

79,720

5,950

6,860

Source: DWP Quarterly Statistical Enquiry 5% data, 100% DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS) and DWP Single Housing Benefit Extract (November 2021)

Notes

  1. Figures for Universal Credit (UC), Income Support (IS), Pension Credit (PC) and Housing Benefit (HB) are rounded to the nearest 10 and Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) is rounded to the nearest 100. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
  2. JSA figures have been uprated using 5% proportions against 100% Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS) totals.
  3. The figures shown will be a subset of the total numbers in receipt of each carer premium / addition / element, as it’s possible for carers to receive these without also being in receipt of Carer’s Allowance.
  4. We do not hold information on the number of carers not in receipt of a carer’s benefit.

The information requested is not readily available for Employment and Support Allowance claimants, or Carer’s Allowance claimants who are partners of those receiving Income Support or Pension Credit. To provide this additional information would incur disproportionate cost.


Written Question
Social Security Benefits: Carers
Monday 4th July 2022

Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of carers received both Universal Credit and Carer's Allowance but not the carer element of Universal Credit in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in the most recent period for which data is available.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The following table shows the latest available statistics in Great Britain at November 2021, of the number of Carer’s Allowance recipients who are also in receipt of the:

  • Carer premium via Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support and Housing Benefit;
  • Carer addition via Pension Credit;
  • Carer element via Universal Credit.

These figures are broken down further for England, Wales and Scotland.

Great Britain

England

Wales

Scotland

Carer’s Allowance recipients

921,320

783,800

56,450

80,380

Carer’s Allowance recipients also in receipt of:

Universal Credit (receiving carer element)

248,570

212,180

14,040

22,330

Universal Credit (not receiving carer element)

34,770

29,900

1,930

2,940

Jobseeker's Allowance carer premium

700

600

0

100

Income Support carer premium

155,680

131,200

9,540

14,940

Pension Credit carer addition

3,280

3,000

120

170

Housing Benefit carer premium

92,530

79,720

5,950

6,860

Source: DWP Quarterly Statistical Enquiry 5% data, 100% DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS) and DWP Single Housing Benefit Extract (November 2021)

Notes

  1. Figures for Universal Credit (UC), Income Support (IS), Pension Credit (PC) and Housing Benefit (HB) are rounded to the nearest 10 and Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) is rounded to the nearest 100. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
  2. JSA figures have been uprated using 5% proportions against 100% Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS) totals.
  3. The figures shown will be a subset of the total numbers in receipt of each carer premium / addition / element, as it’s possible for carers to receive these without also being in receipt of Carer’s Allowance.
  4. We do not hold information on the number of carers not in receipt of a carer’s benefit.

The information requested is not readily available for Employment and Support Allowance claimants, or Carer’s Allowance claimants who are partners of those receiving Income Support or Pension Credit. To provide this additional information would incur disproportionate cost.


Written Question
Pension Credit: Carers
Monday 4th July 2022

Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of carers received both (a) Pension Credit and (b) Carer Addition in (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Northern Ireland in the most recent period for which data is available.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The following table shows the latest available statistics in Great Britain at November 2021, of the number of Carer’s Allowance recipients who are also in receipt of the:

  • Carer premium via Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support and Housing Benefit;
  • Carer addition via Pension Credit;
  • Carer element via Universal Credit.

These figures are broken down further for England, Wales and Scotland.

Great Britain

England

Wales

Scotland

Carer’s Allowance recipients

921,320

783,800

56,450

80,380

Carer’s Allowance recipients also in receipt of:

Universal Credit (receiving carer element)

248,570

212,180

14,040

22,330

Universal Credit (not receiving carer element)

34,770

29,900

1,930

2,940

Jobseeker's Allowance carer premium

700

600

0

100

Income Support carer premium

155,680

131,200

9,540

14,940

Pension Credit carer addition

3,280

3,000

120

170

Housing Benefit carer premium

92,530

79,720

5,950

6,860

Source: DWP Quarterly Statistical Enquiry 5% data, 100% DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS) and DWP Single Housing Benefit Extract (November 2021)

Notes

  1. Figures for Universal Credit (UC), Income Support (IS), Pension Credit (PC) and Housing Benefit (HB) are rounded to the nearest 10 and Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) is rounded to the nearest 100. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
  2. JSA figures have been uprated using 5% proportions against 100% Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS) totals.
  3. The figures shown will be a subset of the total numbers in receipt of each carer premium / addition / element, as it’s possible for carers to receive these without also being in receipt of Carer’s Allowance.
  4. We do not hold information on the number of carers not in receipt of a carer’s benefit.

The information requested is not readily available for Employment and Support Allowance claimants, or Carer’s Allowance claimants who are partners of those receiving Income Support or Pension Credit. To provide this additional information would incur disproportionate cost.


Written Question
Social Security Benefits: Carers
Monday 4th July 2022

Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of carers received both (a) the carer element of Universal Credit and (b) Carer's Allowance in (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Northern Ireland in the most recent period for which data is available.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The following table shows the latest available statistics in Great Britain at November 2021, of the number of Carer’s Allowance recipients who are also in receipt of the:

  • Carer premium via Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support and Housing Benefit;
  • Carer addition via Pension Credit;
  • Carer element via Universal Credit.

These figures are broken down further for England, Wales and Scotland.

Great Britain

England

Wales

Scotland

Carer’s Allowance recipients

921,320

783,800

56,450

80,380

Carer’s Allowance recipients also in receipt of:

Universal Credit (receiving carer element)

248,570

212,180

14,040

22,330

Universal Credit (not receiving carer element)

34,770

29,900

1,930

2,940

Jobseeker's Allowance carer premium

700

600

0

100

Income Support carer premium

155,680

131,200

9,540

14,940

Pension Credit carer addition

3,280

3,000

120

170

Housing Benefit carer premium

92,530

79,720

5,950

6,860

Source: DWP Quarterly Statistical Enquiry 5% data, 100% DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS) and DWP Single Housing Benefit Extract (November 2021)

Notes

  1. Figures for Universal Credit (UC), Income Support (IS), Pension Credit (PC) and Housing Benefit (HB) are rounded to the nearest 10 and Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) is rounded to the nearest 100. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
  2. JSA figures have been uprated using 5% proportions against 100% Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS) totals.
  3. The figures shown will be a subset of the total numbers in receipt of each carer premium / addition / element, as it’s possible for carers to receive these without also being in receipt of Carer’s Allowance.
  4. We do not hold information on the number of carers not in receipt of a carer’s benefit.

The information requested is not readily available for Employment and Support Allowance claimants, or Carer’s Allowance claimants who are partners of those receiving Income Support or Pension Credit. To provide this additional information would incur disproportionate cost.


Written Question
Social Security Benefits: Uprating
Monday 28th February 2022

Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of not uprating benefits in line with inflation on levels of child poverty in Stretford and Urmston constituency.

Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

No such assessment has been made. The Government is up-rating benefits in line with inflation. The Secretary of State undertakes an annual review of benefits and pensions with reference to the Consumer Prices Index (CPI). All benefit up-rating since April 1987 has been based on the increase in the relevant price inflation index in the 12 months to the previous September. The relevant benefits are increasing by 3.1% from April.

The latest statistics on the number and proportion of children who are in low income families by local area, covering the six years, 2014/15 to 2019/20, can be found in the annual publication: Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2020 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab).

This Government is committed to reducing poverty and supporting low-income families, and believes work is the best route out of poverty. Our approach is based on clear evidence about the importance of parental employment – particularly where it is full-time – in substantially reducing the risks of child poverty and in improving long-term outcomes for families and children.


Written Question
Employment and Support Allowance: Trafford
Thursday 20th January 2022

Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have been affected by underpayment of benefits after transitioning from incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance in (a) Trafford, (b) Stretford and Urmston and (c) Altrincham and Sale West constituency.

Answered by Chloe Smith

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 19th January to question number 104377.


Written Question
Poverty: Children
Wednesday 30th September 2020

Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Action for Children’s report, Childhood during coronavirus: protecting children from the effects of poverty, published in September 2020, what plans she has to implement a UK-wide child poverty strategy.

Answered by Will Quince

Our recent focus has been on supporting people financially during these unprecedented times. We have injected more than £9 billion into the welfare system in response to Covid-19, increasing Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit by up to £1,040 for this financial year. Our overall ambition is unchanged. We plan to tackle child poverty through our welfare system which works with the labour market to encourage parents to move into, and progress in work, wherever possible.

Our approach is based on clear evidence that work, particularly where it is full-time, substantially reduces the risks of poverty. The most recent data showed that there was only a 3% chance of children being in absolute poverty (before housing costs) if both parents worked full-time, compared with 47% where one or more parents in a couple was in part-time work. To support economic recovery, the Chancellor recently announced a £30 billion Plan for Jobs to protect, support and create jobs.


Written Question
Universal Credit
Thursday 4th June 2020

Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people who have seen a reduction in their universal credit award as a result of having savings of between £6,000 and £16,000.

Answered by Will Quince

The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.


Written Question
Universal Credit
Thursday 4th June 2020

Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants are in the process of waiting five weeks to receive their first universal credit payment.

Answered by Will Quince

The latest Management Information on declarations to Universal Credit was published on 2 June 2020. It can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-declarations-claims-and-advances-management-information