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416210

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will replace the earnings limit for Carer's Allowance with an earnings taper.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>The primary purpose of Carer’s Allowance is to provide a measure of financial support and recognition for people who give up the opportunity of full-time employment. It was never intended to be a carer's wage nor a payment for the services of caring, and is therefore not comparable with the National Living Wage.</p><p> </p><p>The earnings limit for Carer’s Allowance is not linked to the number of hours worked. It is currently £110 per week, net of tax, National Insurance and various expenses. This offers help for carers who can undertake some employment in addition to their caring responsibilities. The limit was increased by 8 per cent in April 2015 from £102 per week. Around 4,000 people will benefit from this increase this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps the earnings limit and rules under review, including whether an increase in the threshold is warranted and affordable.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 8680 question first answered 09/09/2015 15:31:43 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

386803

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of households in receipt of two payments of carer's allowance in order that each person can care for the other.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	4815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/07/2015 14:41:39 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

386357

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in each local authority area were eligible to receive carer's allowance on the latest date for which figures are available; and how many and what proportion of such people were in receipt of carer's allowance in each local authority area on that date.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	4562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is published and available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p>Proportions can then be calculated using the published figures for all entitled against those in receipt of Carer’s Allowance.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 01/07/2015 13:16:02 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

386007

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (a) how many people were eligible to receive and (b) how many and what proportion of people were in receipt of carer's allowance in each local authority area on the latest date for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	4448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is published and available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p>Proportions can then be calculated using the published figures for all entitled against those in receipt of Carer’s Allowance.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 01/07/2015 13:39:13 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

229234

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in each of the English regions have been in receipt of Carer's Allowance in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	228785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Information on Carer’s Allowance is published and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 26/03/2015 09:16:47 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

229235

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2014, Official Report, columns 275-6W, on carer's allowance, what the actual average clearance time was in working days for carer's allowance cases in the most recent period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	228810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The Actual Average Clearance Time (in working days) for Carers Allowance cases for February 14/15 YTD is 13.7 days</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 26/03/2015 15:52:31 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

172446

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review the current regulations relating to carer's allowance as they apply to people who temporarily withdraw from full-time education as a result of caring responsibilities.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	219974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Full-time students are not normally entitled to benefits as a means of supporting themselves whilst studying. This is because primary financial support for students comes from the educational maintenance system, which is designed for their needs, rather than through the social security system. Someone who has only temporarily withdrawn from a course, but has not abandoned it, is normally still treated as being in full-time education.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 14/01/2015 16:05:51 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

172019

registered interest
date	05/01/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time between claim and decision for carer's allowance was in each of the last four quarters.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	219671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We do not hold official statistics on the time between claim and decision for carer’s allowance which meet the standard required in accordance with the UK Statistics Authority’s Code of Practice.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 12/01/2015 16:57:40 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

102078

registered interest
date	31/10/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will raise the carer's allowance.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	212851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The level of Carer’s Allowance is considered by the Secretary of State as part of the annual benefit uprating process. The benefit rates for 2015 will be announced in December and will come in to force from April next year.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 05/11/2014 14:46:39 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

100317

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to link an increase of the earnings threshold for carer's allowance to the rise in the National Minimum Wage.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	211436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The earnings threshold in Carer’s Allowance is regularly reviewed. It is designed to enable carers to maintain a link with the labour market and achieve greater financial independence. It is increased periodically, most recently from £100 to £102 on 20 May 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 29/10/2014 17:42:37 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham