Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to increase the level of the Carer's Allowance.
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has an annual statutory duty to review the rates of benefits and state pensions. The Social Security Administration Act 1992 sets out the requirements with respect to Carer’s Allowance. Her review will commence shortly and her decisions will be announced to Parliament by 25 November.