Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 1 March 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent assessment he has made of the take-up of carer's allowance by those who are eligible; and if he will make a statement.
The Department does not have an estimate of the take-up of carer's allowance. A feasibility study to assess if the Department can provide an estimate for the take-up of carer's allowance has been completed "(The take-up of carer's allowance: A feasibility study Working Paper no. 84":
http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/WP84.pdf
The study concluded that while it may be possible to provide an estimate of take-up, no approach is without measurement problems and would not provide an estimate for the entire carer's allowance population.
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Clive Arnold
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