Changes which will make some benefits claimants exempt from certain rules are set to come into effect next month.
The UK government has confirmed that terminally ill benefits claimants in the UK will not have to show that they are taking measures such as looking for work in order to receive financial support from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Chloe Smith, minister for disabled people, health and work, said the government would now exempt people who are terminally ill from the requirement to accept a claimant commitment to be eligible for benefits.
