Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the Secretary of State for Work and Pension’s speech Universal Credit: personal welfare on 11 January, whether reference to payment to the main carer applies to Universal Credit claimants where (1) the Carer's Allowance is paid, and (2) the carer element is included in their entitlement.

References to the main carer in this context refer to the main carer for children in a joint claim where there are children present, not to caring in the context of receiving carer’s benefits or entitlements.