Carer's Allowance

(asked on 13th July 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of claimants of Carers' Allowance also receive (a) one and (b) more than one means-tested benefit.


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Justin Tomlinson
This question was answered on 16th July 2020

Of the 1.3 million Carer’s Allowance claimants, around 470,000 (36%) are also receiving one means-tested benefit and around 280,000 (22%) are also receiving more than one means-tested benefit.

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