Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 28223
Poverty: Oxfordshire
Tabled: 3 February 2025
Answered: 6 February 2025
Question
Olly Glover
Liberal Democrat — Didcot and Wantage
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to tackle the proportion of people who die in poverty in South Oxfordshire constituency.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe 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). These enable people who are nearing the end of their lives to get faster, easier access to...
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