United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 54856
Carer's Allowance: Coronavirus
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4 June 2020
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9 June 2020 · Answer
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9 June 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if the Government will be making an additional payment to those in receipt of carer's allowance of £460 to mirror the Scottish Government's Coronavirus Carer’s Allowance Supplement payment.
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4 June 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if the Government will be making an additional payment to those in receipt of carer's allowance of £460 to mirror the Scottish Government's Coronavirus Carer’s Allowance Supplement payment.
Source: Commons
9 June 2020
Answer
The Scottish Government uses its powers under devolution to pay carers, regardless of their means, extra amounts through the Carer’s Allowance Supplement. The UK Government has taken a different approach and chosen to focus extra support on carers on the ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-06-04/54856
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1200570
- uk · wq-1200570 · source updated 9 June 2020