United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 82604
Social Security Benefits: Carers
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15 October 2025
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23 October 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many carers aged 18 to 21 receive (a) Universal Credit and Carer's Allowance and (b) the carer element of Universal Credit but not Carer's Allowance in England.
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15 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many carers aged 18 to 21 receive (a) Universal Credit and Carer's Allowance and (b) the carer element of Universal Credit but not Carer's Allowance in England.
Source: Commons
23 October 2025
Answer
Data from February 2025 shows that there were 15,872 people aged 18-21 who received Universal Credit and Carer’s Allowance in England. The source for this figure is the benefit combinations dataset on Stat-Xplore. The department does not hold data on how ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-15/82604
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1841504
- uk · wq-1841504 · source updated 23 October 2025