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<p>As of 14<sup>th</sup> May 2024, the volume of people who have an outstanding Carers
Allowance debt is 134,800 with a total value of £251m. This figure represents the
total stock and as such the total monetary amount may have been accrued over multiple
years. Those who have an outstanding Carers Allowance debt may no longer be in receipt
of the benefit.</p><p>Women make up the majority of Carer’s Allowance claims, and
this is reflected in the proportion of those with an outstanding Carer’s Allowance
debt. As of 14<sup>th</sup> May 2024, there were 42,800 (32%) males, 91,900 (68%)
females and 100 (less than 1%) not identified, with an outstanding Carers Allowance
debt.</p><p>As of November 2023, there were over 991,000 people in receipt of Carers
Allowance. That figure is made up of over 271,000 (27%) males and 720,000 (73%) females.</p><p>The
data contained in our response 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. It should therefore be treated with caution.</p><p>All
figures provided have been rounded<em>.</em></p>
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