Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 96449

Terminal Illnesses: Low Incomes

Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025

Question

Richard Baker

LabourGlenrothes and Mid Fife

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of financial insecurity of people at the end of life.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The UK Government is committed to providing a financial safety net for those who need it. Support is available through the welfare system to those who are unable to work, are on a low income or have additional costs as a consequence of a long-term health ...

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