Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 908496

Energy: Terminal Illnesses

Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Martin Rhodes

LabourGlasgow North

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

Martin McCluskey
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...

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