The Department for Work and Pensions has specific ‘Special Rules for End of Life’, or SREL, that allow people with terminal diagnosis to skip assessments, waiting periods and other criteria in order to fast track their benefit applications and payments. However, Pensions Minister Torsten Bell has confirmed this does not extend to state pension payments . The DWP minister said that even this group of claimants needs to reach state pension age before they will be allowed access to the funds built