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min answer › question first answered	2019-06-24T16:41:12.587Z
uin	23453
answer › answering member printed	Paul Maynard

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24/04/2024

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Department for Work and Pensions

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Work and Pensions

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Work and Pensions

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Carer's Allowance: Overpayments

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25259

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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many overpayments his Department is seeking to recover for Carer’s Allowance due to (a) breaches to the earnings limit, (b) exceeding the limit for breaks from caring role in a given period, (c) not caring for 35 hours per week ,(d) other, (e) a combination of reasons and (f) overall.

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Brighton, Pavilion

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Caroline Lucas

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23453

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02/05/2024

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We recognise the significant contribution of carers to supporting those most in need, which is why we have increased Carer's Allowance by almost £1,500 since 2010. Claimants have a responsibility to ensure they are entitled to benefits they claim and to inform the DWP of any changes in their circumstances that could impact their award. Where overpayments do occur, the Department has a duty to the taxpayer to protect public funds and to ask for money to be paid back. We remain committed to working with anyone who is struggling with their repayment terms and will always look to negotiate sustainable and affordable repayment plans. The information requested has been provided in the table below.<table><tbody><tr><td>Carer’s Allowance overpayment reason</td><td>Volume of overpayments as at 25 April 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Earnings over CA Limit</td><td>107.6k</td></tr><tr><td>Break in care</td><td>3.6k</td></tr><tr><td>Ceased to care/ Not Caring from Outset</td><td>23.2k</td></tr><tr><td>Other</td><td>18.9k</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>153.3k</td></tr></tbody></table> Note that the overpayment reasons for which you have requested breakdowns do not directly align with our Debt Manager system’s overpayment categories. We have provided the reasons which most closely reflect those requested. We are unable to provide data for overpayments caused by “a combination of reasons”, as this is not a category available/ recorded by DWP. Overpayments with values of £0.00 have been excluded. Data is taken as a snapshot as at 25 April 2024 and the figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred. The data has been sourced from internal DWP management information, which is intended only to help the Department to manage its business. It is not intended for publication and has not been subject to the same quality assurance checks applied to our published official statistics.

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Blackpool North and Cleveleys

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Paul Maynard

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02/05/2024 16:07:00

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	label	Biography information for Caroline Lucas