Question follow-through · 19033

Poverty: Lambeth

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of people dying in poverty in Lambeth.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
10 Dec 2024
Target answer date
12 Dec 2024
Answer
13 Dec 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of people dying in poverty in Lambeth.

  2. 12 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The Department has noted the recommendations made in the report, and values Marie Curie as a key stakeholder which engages with us constructively in this area. The primary way the Department supports people nearing the end of life is through special benef...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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