Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 77779
Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 13 October 2025
Question
Luke Taylor
Liberal Democrat — Sutton and Cheam
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 TimmsThis 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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