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Alan McArdle

DWP repeatedly breaches FoI laws ‘in bid to hide secret jobcentre reports’

By John Pring on 16th August 2018 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP repeatedly breaches FoI laws ‘in bid to hide secret jobcentre reports’
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has repeatedly breached freedom of information laws in an apparent attempt to prevent the release of secret reports written by disabled people recruited to work within its jobcentres. Two years ago, DWP published a […]

‘Grave concern’ over coroner’s refusal to hold inquest into Maximus WRAG death

By John Pring on 27th October 2016 Category: Benefits and Poverty

‘Grave concern’ over coroner’s refusal to hold inquest into Maximus WRAG death
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A coroner has refused to hold an inquest into the death of a disabled man who had a fatal heart attack an hour after being told the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) was threatening to stop his benefits. Alan McArdle, […]

Disabled man died of heart attack after being told of ESA sanction threat

By John Pring on 13th November 2015 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Disabled man died of heart attack after being told of ESA sanction threat
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A disabled man died of a heart attack, just an hour after being told that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) was threatening to stop paying his out-of-work disability benefits. Alan McArdle (pictured), who had previously been homeless but was […]

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