Written questions

Poverty: Liverpool

Commons · Question 19069 · Tabled 10 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 13 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Kim Johnson

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report entitled Dying in Poverty, published by Marie Curie in November 2024, what steps she is taking to tackle the levels of people dying in poverty in Liverpool.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 13 Dec 2024

The Department has noted the recommendations made in the report, and values Marie Curie as a key stakeholder which engages with us constructively in this area. The primary way the Department supports people nearing the end of life is through special benef...