Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to Answer 169910 of 23 March 2021 on Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses, what recent progress her Department has made towards the publication of its review of the Special Rules for Terminal Illness.

The Department is committed to delivering an improved benefit system for claimants that are nearing the end of their lives and is working across Government to bring forward proposals following the evaluation. I remain committed to implementing the key areas identified in the evaluation; a consensus to change the six-month rule; improving ​consistency with other services used by people nearing the end of their lives; and raising awareness of the support that is available.