Terminal Illnesses: Low Incomes
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his department has made an assessment of the causes and impact of financial insecurity for people at the end of life.
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms
This Government is committed to providing a financial safety net for those who need it including for those nearing the end of their life. For these claimants, the Government’s priority is to provide financial support quickly and compassionately. The main way this is applied is through the Special Rules for End of Life (SREL) which enable people who are nearing the end of their lives to get faster, easier access to certain welfare benefits without needing to attend a medical assessment or serve waiting periods, and in most cases, receive the highest rate of benefit.
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