Carers UK responds to Work and Pensions Committee discussion on Carer's Allowance
01-May-24
Helen Walker, chief executive at Carers UK, said:“Carers up and down the country will be deeply disappointed by the Minister’s message that Carer’s Allowance – the lowest benefit of its kind – will not be raised in line with other similar benefits and that there are no plans to change any of its inflexible and punitive eligibility criteria...