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Energy: Terminal Illnesses

Commons · Question 908496 · Tabled 18 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 24 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Martin Rhodes

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help terminally ill people with increased energy costs.

Answer

Answered by Martin McCluskey, 24 Mar 2026

The Government is committed to supporting people nearing the end of life. The Department for Work and Pensions’ ‘Special Rules for End of Life', help terminally ill people to get faster, easier access to certain benefits, without needing to attend a medic...