DWP ‘has no record’ of whether it showed WCA death documents to reviewer
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) claims it has no record of whether it…
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Mother of ESA suicide mum-of-nine praises activist for confronting McVey
The mother of a woman who killed herself after her disability benefits were sanctioned has…
Mother of ESA suicide woman pledges to continue fight for justice
The mother of a woman who killed herself after being wrongly found “fit for work”…
Department of Health silence over failure to highlight ESA suicide risk
The Department of Health (DH) has refused to say why it failed to warn NHS…
Government admits failing to record actions after benefit suicide inquiries
The government failed for more than three years to keep a record of what actions…
‘Fitness for work’ test has led to deterioration in mental health, say researchers
Disabled activists have welcomed “timely” new research that concludes that the government’s “fitness for work”…
Maximus ‘admits’ using brutal and dangerous suicide questions
One of the outsourcing giants paid to assess disabled people for their eligibility for benefits…
Activists bring ‘no more benefit deaths’ message to Westminster
Disabled activists have explained why they took to the streets around parliament to protest at…
Information commissioner questions DWP’s ‘highly unusual’ failure on benefit deaths
The information commissioner has questioned why the government failed to keep track of whether it…
Green Party calls on government to launch benefit deaths inquiry
The Green Party has written to work and pensions secretary Damian Green to demand an…