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Tom Rutland

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United Front Work Department
Monday 16th December 2024

(2 days, 11 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Tom Rutland Portrait Tom Rutland (East Worthing and Shoreham) (Lab)
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T5. I welcome the review into the overpayment of carer’s allowance, which will come as a huge relief to many people in East Worthing and Shoreham. Can the Minister confirm that the Department will do everything it can to prevent family carers unnecessarily getting into debt?

Stephen Timms Portrait The Minister for Social Security and Disability (Sir Stephen Timms)
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Yes, I can confirm that. We place a very high value on the contribution of family carers. As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State said, the Budget announcement on the carer’s allowance earning threshold will help avert inadvertent overpayments, and will make an additional 60,000 carers eligible for carer’s allowance. We are determined to do everything we can.

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