United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 63503
Personal Independence Payment: Blue Badge Scheme and Carer's Allowance
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27 June 2025
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7 July 2025 · Answer
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7 July 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of uncoupling Carer’s Allowance and Blue Badges from PIP.
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Timeline
27 June 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of uncoupling Carer’s Allowance and Blue Badges from PIP.
Source: Commons
7 July 2025
Answer
It is a long-established principle that in order for an unpaid carer to receive Carer’s Allowance the person they are caring for should be receiving a “trigger” disability benefit. This link acts as a proxy for establishing that care needs exist. We have ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-27/63503
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1817489
- uk · wq-1817489 · source updated 7 July 2025