Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 30183
Social Security Benefits
Tabled: 10 February 2025
Answered: 17 February 2025
Question
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Labour — Heywood and Middleton North
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps are being taken to expedite responses to claimants with (a) terminal cancer and (b) other life-limiting conditions.
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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