Universal Credit

(asked on 30th October 2020) - View Source

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 cost to the public purse of changing carer's allowance status from unearned income to earned income for universal credit claimants.


Answered by
Will Quince Portrait
Will Quince
This question was answered on 6th November 2020

No such estimate has been made.

Carer’s Allowance is taken into account in the calculation of Universal Credit in the same way as the benefits it replaced.

Universal Credit includes an additional amount for carers at the rate of £162.92 per monthly assessment period. This amount recognises the additional contribution and responsibilities associated with caring.

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