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Universal Credit: Terminal Illnesses

Commons · Question 46878 · Tabled 22 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 30 Apr 2025

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Asked by Ian Byrne

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published in March 2025, whether people with a terminal illne

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 30 Apr 2025

The Department supports people nearing the end of life through the Special Rules for End of Life (SREL). These rules enable people who are nearing the end of their lives to get faster, easier access to certain benefits, without needing to attend a medical...