People providing at least 35 hours of unpaid care currently receive £69.70 each week from DWP
Prime Minister Liz Truss confirmed her commitment to protect the Triple Lock on State Pensions during PMQs in the House of Commons on Wednesday, however, she would not confirm to whether Carer’s Allowance would rise by the September Consumer Price Index inflation rate of 10.1% - a figure that is typically used to determine the benefits uprating for the following financial year.
The UK Government recently dismissed proposals to increase Carer’s Allowance weekly payments to match the rate for the National Minimum Wage of an 18-year-old. "It is however, important to emphasise that Carer’s Allowance is not intended to be a replacement for a wage nor a payment for the services of caring and is therefore not comparable with either the National Minimum Wage or the National Living Wage."
“The amount of unpaid caring they undertake, and its intensity, will differ from carer to carer, as will their reasons and motivation for accepting caring responsibilities.
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