Access to Welfare (Terminal Illness Definition) Bill

Key Points

• Amends the terminal illness definition in the Welfare Reform Act 2012.
• Could alter eligibility for welfare benefits and related support for people with terminal illnesses.
• Originating in the Commons and currently at its second reading in the House of Commons.
• First reading completed on 18 July 2018.

Progress

The Bill has had its first reading on 18 July 2018 and is now at the second reading in the Commons; it has not yet progressed to committee stage.