United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 179232
Carer's Allowance: Overpayments
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12 April 2021
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19 April 2021 · Answer
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19 April 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are repaying overpayments of carer's allowance; and what the total value being repaid is.
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12 April 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are repaying overpayments of carer's allowance; and what the total value being repaid is.
Source: Commons
19 April 2021
Answer
As of 13th April 2021, 42,400 people were repaying Carer’s Allowance overpayments. The total original value of those debts was just over £138million; the total amount currently outstanding is £89million. The Department has a duty to recover overpaid benef...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-04-12/179232
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1308232
- uk · wq-1308232 · source updated 19 April 2021