Carer's Allowance: Uprating
(asked on 19th October 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of raising Carer’s Allowance in line with inflation on household incomes.
This question was answered on 26th October 2022
The Secretary of State has an annual statutory duty to review benefits and State Pensions rates, including the rates for Carer’s Allowance. That review has commenced following the publication of the relevant indices by the Office for National Statistics. The Secretary of State’s decisions will be announced shortly.