Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 80311
Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025
Question
Victoria Collins
Liberal Democrat — Harpenden and Berkhamsted
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help improve the financial security of people with a terminal diagnosis.
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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