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<p>The following table shows the latest available statistics in Great Britain at November
2021, of the number of Carer’s Allowance recipients who are also in receipt of the:</p><p>
</p><ul><li>Carer premium via Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support and Housing Benefit;</li><li>Carer
addition via Pension Credit;</li><li>Carer element via Universal Credit.</li></ul><p>
</p><p>These figures are broken down further for England, Wales and Scotland.</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Great Britain</strong></p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Carer’s
Allowance recipients</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>921,320</strong></p></td><td><p>783,800</p></td><td><p>56,450</p></td><td><p>80,380</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Carer’s Allowance recipients
also in receipt of:</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Universal Credit (receiving carer
element)</p></td><td><p><strong>248,570</strong></p></td><td><p>212,180</p></td><td><p>14,040</p></td><td><p>22,330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Universal
Credit (not receiving carer element)</p></td><td><p><strong>34,770</strong></p></td><td><p>29,900</p></td><td><p>1,930</p></td><td><p>2,940</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jobseeker's
Allowance carer premium</p></td><td><p><strong>700</strong></p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Income
Support carer premium</p></td><td><p><strong>155,680</strong></p></td><td><p>131,200</p></td><td><p>9,540</p></td><td><p>14,940</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pension
Credit carer addition</p></td><td><p><strong>3,280</strong></p></td><td><p>3,000</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Housing
Benefit carer premium</p></td><td><p><strong>92,530</strong></p></td><td><p>79,720</p></td><td><p>5,950</p></td><td><p>6,860</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><strong>Source: DWP </strong><strong>Quarterly Statistical Enquiry 5% data</strong>,
<strong>100% DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS) and DWP </strong><strong>Single
Housing Benefit Extract (November 2021)</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><ol><li>Figures
for Universal Credit (UC), Income Support (IS), Pension Credit (PC) and Housing Benefit
(HB) are rounded to the nearest 10 and Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) is rounded to the
nearest 100. Totals may not sum due to rounding.</li><li>JSA figures have been uprated
using 5% proportions against 100% Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS) totals.</li><li>The
figures shown will be a subset of the total numbers in receipt of each carer premium
/ addition / element, as it’s possible for carers to receive these without also being
in receipt of Carer’s Allowance.</li><li>We do not hold information on the number
of carers not in receipt of a carer’s benefit.</li></ol><p> </p><p>The information
requested is not readily available for Employment and Support Allowance claimants,
or Carer’s Allowance claimants who are partners of those receiving Income Support
or Pension Credit. To provide this additional information would incur disproportionate
cost.</p>
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