Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to ensure unpaid carers claiming carers allowance over the retirement age on behalf of a disabled spouse below retirement age continue to receive benefits.

I refer the honourable member to the answer I gave on 14 October 2024 to question UIN 6904

As explained in UIN 6904 these rules are based on the circumstances of the carer, not those of the disabled person.