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UIN 43586

Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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6 September 2021

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9 September 2021 · Answer

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9 September 2021

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will remove the three-year award duration for benefits claims made under the special rules for terminal illness.

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  1. 6 September 2021

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will remove the three-year award duration for benefits claims made under the special rules for terminal illness.

    Source: Commons

  2. 9 September 2021

    Answer

    For the majority of cases made under the SRTI, people are given three year awards. This approach was based on a recommendation from an expert advisory group, initially for DLA, but later adopted in other benefits. The three year awards given to SRTI claim...

    Source: Written answer

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