Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 28223

Poverty: Oxfordshire

Tabled: 3 February 2025
Answered: 6 February 2025

Question

Olly Glover

Liberal DemocratDidcot 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 Timms
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). These enable people who are nearing the end of their lives to get faster, easier access to...

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