| Heading: |
Carers: Government Assistance |
| Question ID: |
1810875 |
| UIN: |
58525 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-09 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5354 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Cameron Thomas
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Cameron Thomas
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to support unpaid carers. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-16 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4359 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Stephen Kinnock
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| Answering Member handle: |
skinnock
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@skinnock
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| Answer text: |
The Government is committed to ensuring that families have the support they need. On the 7 April 2025 the Government increased the Carer's Allowance weekly earnings limit from £151 a week to £196, the equivalent of 16 hours at the National Living Wage. Th... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |