Universal Credit: Terminal Illnesses
Commons · Question 46878 · Tabled 22 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Question
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...