Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 80310

Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 22 October 2025

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal DemocratHarpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government intends to review the effectiveness of the special rules for end of life.

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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