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UIN 30601

Pension Credit: Carers

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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11 February 2025

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18 February 2025 · Answer

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18 February 2025

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of unpaid carers over the State Pension age that have an entitlement to but are not claiming (a) a Carer Addition and (b) Pension Credit.

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  1. 11 February 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of unpaid carers over the State Pension age that have an entitlement to but are not claiming (a) a Carer Addition and (b) Pension Credit.

    Source: Commons

  2. 18 February 2025

    Answer

    Estimated numbers of unpaid carers are provided by survey data such as the Family Resources survey. The sample size for unpaid carers over State Pension Age is too small to estimate the number that have an entitlement but are not claiming Carer’s Addition...

    Source: Written answer

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