Baroness Stedman-Scott corrected a written answer on Carers

27 September 2019 · Lords written answer · Department for Work and Pensions

Baroness Jolly (Liberal Democrat, Life peer) asked written question HL17649 on 3 September 2019. Baroness Stedman-Scott answered on 9 September 2019 for the Department for Work and Pensions, and Baroness Stedman-Scott corrected the answer on 27 September 2019. The corrected text adds the figure £123, which the original did not give. Altogether 197 words differ between the two versions.

The question

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.

Original and corrected answer

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Original	Corrected
~~It has~~ not ~~proved possible~~ to ~~respond~~ to ~~this question~~ in ~~the time~~ available ~~before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.~~	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. 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. 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.

Original

Corrected

~~It has~~ not ~~proved possible~~ to ~~respond~~ to ~~this question~~ in ~~the time~~ available ~~before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.~~

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.
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.
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.

The question and answer on the Parliament website.

Receipt

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Date read	15 October 2026
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