Carer's Allowance
(asked on 7th March 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to increase the rate of the Carer's Allowance; and if he will make a statement.
This question was answered on 13th March 2023
The rate of Carer’s Allowance will increase from April by 10.1% to £76.75 a week. This means that, since 2010, it will have increased from £53.90 to £76.75 a week, providing just under an additional £1200 a year for carers through Carer’s Allowance.
The Secretary of State undertakes a statutory annual review of State Pension and benefit rates and the level of Carer’s Allowance is protected by up-rating it each year in line with the Consumer Prices Index.