Foster Care

(asked on 28th August 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases of overpayment to a birth parent of (a) Disability Living Allowance for children and (b) Carer's Allowance have been identified in each of the last five years, in cases where the child has entered foster care.


Answered by
Stephen Timms Portrait
Stephen Timms
Minister of State (Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government) (Equalities)
This question was answered on 10th September 2026

The information requested is not held centrally and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

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