United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 98658
Terminal Illnesses: Poverty
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9 December 2025
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5 January 2026 · Answer
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5 January 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms exist for healthcare professionals to report poverty in people with terminal illnesses to the Department for Work and Pensions.
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9 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms exist for healthcare professionals to report poverty in people with terminal illnesses to the Department for Work and Pensions.
Source: Commons
5 January 2026
Answer
The Department for Work and Pensions does not ask healthcare professionals to report a patient’s poverty status.The Government remains committed to providing a financial safety net for those who need it. Support is available through the welfare system to ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-09/98658
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1862298
- uk · wq-1862298 · source updated 5 January 2026