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Scores of deaths of claimants in the last three years have been linked to persistent, systemic flaws in the way benefits are managed by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), an official document has shown. The DWP document, released to […]
The body of a disabled man was discovered by police officers in his derelict home six months after his benefits were cut off by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), a report has revealed. In circumstances similar to those of […]
Three disabled women who lost relatives because of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) failings have expressed their shock and anger at the appointment of Therese Coffey as the new deputy prime minister. Coffey, who was also appointed health and social care […]
Three disabled women who lost relatives because of the actions of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have accused the equality watchdog of failing them and countless other families. They spoke out this week after the Equality and Human Rights […]
Three disabled women whose relatives have died because of failings by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have told a parliamentary meeting of the need for urgent safety improvements to the social security system. Imogen Day, Alison Burton and Joy […]
The information commissioner has ordered the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to release the results of a review of its safeguarding procedures, which it has been trying to keep secret for the last two years. The existence of the review […]
Disabled activists have asked the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) why it is still failing to act over links between the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the deaths of disabled benefit claimants. Reclaiming Our Futures Alliance (ROFA) and […]
Disabled people who watched a documentary exposé of links between the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the deaths of benefit claimants have shared their own experiences of its “cruel and inhuman” assessment system. The Dispatches documentary, broadcast on Friday, […]
The government handed its own disability benefits safeguarding team an “outstanding contribution” award, just weeks after a coroner found that flaws in the disability benefits system had caused the death of a young disabled mum. The award was made by the […]
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) lied when it claimed that it had no “duty of care” to protect disabled benefit claimants, new evidence suggests. Work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey has repeatedly told MPs that her department does not […]