Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 18 October 2010.
Maria Miller
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
2:30,
18 October 2010
We expect the benefit cap to apply to the combined income from all main out-of-work benefits. However, we will exempt all households with someone entitled to Disability Living Allowance, many of which will contain claimants receiving carer's allowance.
Allowance for those who need help looking after themselves. Not means tested.
Factsheet from RNID here: http://www.rnid.org.uk/html/factsheets/benefits_disability_allowance_and_deaf_people.htm
Official page from Department for Work and Pensions here: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/lifeevent/benefits/disability_liv_allowance.asp
