United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 3284
Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
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14 January 2020
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20 January 2020 · Answer
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20 January 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to (a) expedite access to benefits by terminally ill people and (b) ensure the sensitive handling of that process for those people.
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14 January 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to (a) expedite access to benefits by terminally ill people and (b) ensure the sensitive handling of that process for those people.
Source: Commons
20 January 2020
Answer
The Department already has legislation in place to support people with a terminal illness access benefits. There are special rules for people who are terminally ill and claiming benefits. Claims are dealt with sensitively, without a face-to-face assessmen...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-01-14/3284
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1170615
- uk · wq-1170615 · source updated 20 January 2020