Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to increase the Carer's Allowance in line with trends in the level of the (a) Consumer Price Index and (b) Retail Price Index.
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.