Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many carers (a) have earnings and are eligible for Carer’s Allowance but do not receive Universal Credit and (b) receive Carer’s Allowance and Universal Credit as of 1 February 2023.

The department does not hold data on the number of carers eligible for Carer’s Allowance, but not receiving it.

The latest data the department holds on the number of carers receiving Carer’s Allowance and Universal Credit is from August 2022. As of August 2022, around 334,000 carers were receiving both Carer’s Allowance and Universal Credit.