Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 94412
State Retirement Pensions: Terminal Illnesses
Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025
Question
David Chadwick
Liberal Democrat — Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to guarantee working-age people with a terminal illness a State Pension-level of income.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsWe have no such policy. Supporting people nearing the end of their life is important to the Government. The main way the Department does this is through the Special Rules for End of Life (SREL) which enable people who are nearing the end of their lives to...
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