United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 87662
Carer's Allowance
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9 September 2020
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14 September 2020 · Answer
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14 September 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the level of the cap on the carer's allowance income threshold to help support greater participation in the workforce.
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9 September 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the level of the cap on the carer's allowance income threshold to help support greater participation in the workforce.
Source: Commons
14 September 2020
Answer
Carer’s Allowance (CA) does not have a general income test. Rather it has a weekly earnings limit which acts as the test as to whether the carer is in gainful employment or not (this is a basic qualifying condition for CA). Whilst the Government does not ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-09-09/87662
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1233005
- uk · wq-1233005 · source updated 14 September 2020