Brain: Tumours
Commons · Question 100434 · Tabled 16 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 30 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Munira Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the findings of the report by the Brain Tumour Charity entitled The Price You Pay: The Financial Impact of a Brain Tumour.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 30 Dec 2025
The welfare system is there to support people with their living costs in times of need. Universal Credit provides means-tested support including a standard allowance and additional amounts to provide for individual needs such as housing, children, disabil...