Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 29 October 2024.
Yasmin Qureshi
Labour, Bolton South and Walkden
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the carer element of Universal Credit for unpaid carers, in the context of recent trends in the cost of living.
Stephen Timms
The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is required by law to undertake an annual review of benefits and State Pensions. The outcome of the Secretary of State’s review will be announced in the usual way.
No assessment has been made of the merit of increasing the carer element of Universal Credit outside of the annual review.
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