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Poverty: Oxfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to tackle the proportion of people who die in poverty in South Oxfordshire constituency.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
3 Feb 2025
Target answer date
5 Feb 2025
Answer
6 Feb 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to tackle the proportion of people who die in poverty in South Oxfordshire constituency.

  2. 5 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 6 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The primary way the Department supports people nearing the end of life is through special benefit rules which are known as the Special Rules for End of Life (SREL). These enable people who are nearing the end of their lives to get faster, easier access to...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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