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Universal Credit: Terminal Illnesses

Asked by Ian ByrneLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 29 April 2025UIN 46879

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of Universal Credit have a terminal condition but do not have a claim under the Special Rules for Terminal Illness.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The information is not available. The Universal Credit system is usually only informed of a terminal illness diagnosis through an application for the Special Rules for End of Life.

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