Carer's Allowance: Overpayments

(asked on 14th April 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Unpaid carers impacted by unclear guidance to have debts cancelled, published on 13 April 2026, how many Carer’s Allowance overpayment cases in (a) Basildon, (b) Thurrock and (c) Essex are under review.


Answered by
Stephen Timms Portrait
Stephen Timms
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 24th April 2026

The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost to the department.

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