Carers: Cost of Living
(asked on 7th November 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the rising cost of living on unpaid carers.
This question was answered on 6th December 2022
The Department has made no formal assessment. However, HM Treasury has assessed the impact of the rising cost of living across household groups, including unpaid carers.
In 2023/24, £26 billion has been provided to support the cost of living, in addition to benefits uprating of £11 billion to working age households and people with disabilities. This is in addition to the Energy Price Guarantee and £37 billion in place to support households in 2022/23.