Carer’s Allowance
Work and Pensions
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will allow carers who reach state pension age to continue to claim carer's allowance.
Steve Webb (Minister of State (Pensions), Work and Pensions; Thornbury and Yate, Liberal Democrat)
The Government have no current plans to make any changes to the conditions of entitlement for carer's allowance.