Question follow-through · 76864

Palliative Care: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help improve the financial security of people at the end of life.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
12 Sept 2025
Target answer date
13 Oct 2025
Answer
13 Oct 2025 · 31 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help improve the financial security of people at the end of life.

  2. 13 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    This Government is committed to providing a financial safety net for those who need it. 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). Th...

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