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...