Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 76864

Palliative Care: Finance

Tabled: 12 September 2025
Answered: 13 October 2025
Named Day

Question

Paulette Hamilton

LabourBirmingham Erdington

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help improve the financial security of people at the end of life.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
This Government is committed to providing a financial safety net for those who need it. The primary way the Department supports people nearing the end of life is through special benefit rules which are known as the Special Rules for End of Life (SREL). Th...

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