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HANSARDCarer’s Allowance: OverpaymentsI thank my noble friend for that question and for her work. I pay tribute to the millions of unpaid carers across this country; the Government greatly value them and the work they…02 Dec 2025HANSARDCarer’s Allowance: OverpaymentsI am grateful to the noble Baroness for her important question. Our data suggests that there are around 212,000 overpayment cases in the relevant period, between 2015 and…02 Dec 2025HANSARDCarer’s Allowance: OverpaymentsMy Lords, I said that we will set out in the new year the details of how the reassessment is going to work. We will be working our way through all the cases. I do not know how…02 Dec 2025HANSARDCarer’s Allowance: OverpaymentsI am grateful to the noble Lord, who makes a really important point. One of the good things about the Sayce review is that it involved carers directly and listened to them, and by…02 Dec 2025HANSARDCarer’s Allowance: OverpaymentsMy Lords, what I said last time we discussed this is absolutely the Government’s position. For the reasons I explained then—I will not go back into them again—carer’s allowance is…02 Dec 2025HANSARDCarer’s Allowance: Overpayments ReviewThe noble Baroness raises a very important question; I am not surprised, given her charity work, that she is aware of this and the role of carers. Let me mention a couple of quick…18 Nov 2025HANSARDCarer’s Allowance: Overpayments ReviewI will say to my noble friend that one of the differences, as I began to explain to the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, is that carer’s allowance is not a means-tested benefit.…18 Nov 2025HANSARDCarer’s Allowance: Overpayments ReviewThe noble Viscount raises a very important point. Certainly, I have met with organisations over the years that work with young carers. Schools are becoming increasingly aware of…18 Nov 2025HANSARDCarer’s Allowance: Overpayments ReviewI am so grateful to the noble Lord—trust him to say the thing I should have said right at the outset, but I am very grateful to him for raising it. With all of his experience, he…18 Nov 2025HANSARDCarer’s Allowance: Overpayments ReviewMy Lords, the care route admitted more than 150,000 workers in three years. There have been changes to the Immigration Rules, but that will not prevent those who want to from…18 Nov 2025HANSARDCarer’s Allowance: Overpayments ReviewThe issue is long-standing. The real difference is that carer’s allowance, unlike universal credit, for example, is not actually means-tested. It is a benefit which is there to…18 Nov 2025HANSARDCarer’s Allowance: Overpayments ReviewMy Lords, I am afraid the noble Lord will also have to be patient for just a little longer to hear what the Government will do in response to this. It was a very detailed report…18 Nov 2025HANSARDCarer’s Allowance: Overpayments ReviewMy Lords, I am grateful for my noble friend’s patience; I am afraid that I must ask her to be patient for just a little longer. On the important question of earnings-related…18 Nov 2025HANSARDCarer’s Allowance: Overpayments ReviewMy Lords, the Government would like to thank Liz Sayce for the work and insights that went into the independent review of earnings-related overpayments of carer’s allowance. We…18 Nov 2025HANSARDJobs MarketMy Lords, I do not often say it, but I know absolutely nothing about that, so I will take it back to my department and somebody will write to the noble Lord.13 Nov 2025HANSARDJobs MarketI am grateful for that question; I know that it is something that the noble Lord cares very much about. We are doing a lot for young people. This is what is so exciting about what…13 Nov 2025HANSARDJobs MarketOn the unemployment figures, different things are going on under the surface if one digs down into the figures, which I am sure the noble Lord has done. For example, he may be…13 Nov 2025HANSARDJobs MarketMy Lords, I regret that I was not here to hear the noble Lord’s maiden speech 50 years ago, but it is interesting that his message has not changed in the intervening years. Let me…13 Nov 2025HANSARDJobs MarketThis is a really great question that is obsessing most government departments and most employers, as the noble Lord will know. I think the impact depends on the sector and on the…13 Nov 2025HANSARDJobs MarketMy Lords, despite Tuesday’s unemployment figures, there is positive information on the labour market. However, the latest figures show why we are right to focus on supporting…13 Nov 2025