Written questions

Universal Credit: Terminal Illnesses

Commons · Question 46879 · Tabled 22 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 29 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Ian Byrne

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of Universal Credit have a terminal condition but do not have a claim under the Special Rules for Terminal Illness.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 29 Apr 2025

The information is not available. The Universal Credit system is usually only informed of a terminal illness diagnosis through an application for the Special Rules for End of Life.