Six families back petition to MPs calling for inquiry into DWP benefit deaths
Relatives of six disabled people who died due to Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)…
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NHS call for government action on link between mental distress and benefit cuts
The organisation representing NHS service-providers has called on the government to act on the links…
DWP silent on figures suggesting ‘fit for work’ deaths may have fallen
Figures released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) suggest that the proportion of…
DWP handed petition of 200,000 names on benefit assessment travel
A disabled woman has handed the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) a petition of…
Reaction to Rudd’s reforms: Tinkering, crumbs and fears of a Trojan horse for cuts
Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have raised grave concerns about a series of reforms to the…
Jodey Whiting: DWP apologises, but no word on preventing future deaths
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has apologised for a series of failings made…
DWP failed for years to meet legal duties on accessible information, says judge
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) failed for years to comply with its legal…
Jodey Whiting: DWP ignored five ‘safeguarding’ chances before WCA suicide
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) failed five times to follow its own safeguarding…
Jodey Whiting: DWP continued to phone woman who took her own life, inquiry finds
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) continued to phone and write to a disabled…
MPs hear of ways to save benefit claimants from harm… or even death
Disabled activists and shadow ministers at a parliamentary meeting have been told of ways they…