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1144161

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	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	Carers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many carers registered with the Department of Work and Pensions are (1) over 18 years, (2) 13–18 years, and (3) under 13 years old, in each (a) London borough, and (b) English local authority area.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
	uin	HL17649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department does not hold information on carers unless they claim a benefit related to their role as a carer, such as Carer’s Allowance (CA). Carers may be receiving broader support through other DWP benefits, or through other sources, in addition to or instead of CA.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Carer’s Allowance is a benefit available to those carers providing support to a disabled or seriously ill family member or friend for 35 hours or more a week. To be eligible for CA, the carer must also care for someone claiming Disability Living Allowance (middle or highest care rate), Personal Independence Payment (daily living component) or Attendance Allowance, must earn no more than £123 a week after tax, national insurance and expenses, and be aged 16 or over.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The attached table shows the number of CA claimants in each London Borough and English Local Authority area (ranked by total number of CA claimants) as of February 2019 (the latest data available). This includes those who are in receipt of CA and those who are entitled to but do not receive CA. The data is available publicly at stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk.</ins></p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 09/09/2019 15:41:17 question first ministerially corrected 27/09/2019 10:03:50 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott attachment 1 file name HL17649 attachment.pdf title Table of CA Claimants previous answer version 134960 answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly

1151818

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	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	Carers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of carers who care for more than one person.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	4345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>From data published in March 2019, covering the period 17/18, there were around 360,000 informal carers that care for more than one individual.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The information is published and available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-resources-survey-financial-year-201718" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-resources-survey-financial-year-201718</a></p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/789338/frs-carers-data-tables-2017-18.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/789338/frs-carers-data-tables-2017-18.xlsx</a></p><p>(Table 5_1 and table 5_7)</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 29/10/2019 14:45:02 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1415782

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2022
	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	Carers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support (a) young carers and (b) carers who are retired and care for a spouse or close relative who is also retired.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
	tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
	uin	110590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>DWP provides support for adult carers, including both younger and pensioner carers, through a range of social security benefits depending on their individual circumstances. Some benefits, including Universal Credit and Pension Credit, are designed to provide extra support for carers. Others living in the same household as the carer, including potentially the disabled person being cared for, may be receiving benefits in their own right, so would also be able to contribute to overall household finances.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to making sure young carers are not left behind and to do so in a way that supports their own health and wellbeing. Support for carers is not just restricted to that from Central Government though. Under the Children’s and Families Act 2014, young carers are entitled to a young carers assessment from their Local Authority.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 01/02/2022 16:26:28 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1582547

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2023
	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	Carers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department's review on workforce participation will consider the role of unpaid carers.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	136603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has tasked the Secretary of State to look in detail at the issue of workforce participation, to identify and understand the barriers preventing people from joining the workforce or resulting in people leaving the workforce early.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working across government to identify and help address the causes of economic inactivity, building on the Government’s existing package of support to help people start, stay and succeed in work.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 136604 136605 137807 question first answered 07/02/2023 13:28:09 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1644087

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2023
	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	Carers
	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 an estimate of the number of kinship carers who have (a) temporarily and (b) permanently withdrawn from the labour market as a result of their caring responsibilities in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	189305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the Department for Work and Pensions.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 19/06/2023 14:45:48 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake