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<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>
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