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DWP’s link to suicide ‘should be examined by second inquest’, Court of Appeal is told

By John Pring on 2nd February 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP’s link to suicide ‘should be examined by second inquest’, Court of Appeal is told
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Links between the decision of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to stop the benefits of a disabled woman and her subsequent suicide should be considered by a fresh inquest, the Court of Appeal has heard. The court was hearing […]

Complaints about DWP shot up by 70 per cent last year, says watchdog

By John Pring on 5th January 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Complaints about DWP shot up by 70 per cent last year, says watchdog
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Unresolved complaints about the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) shot up by nearly 70 per cent last year, according to an official report. The Independent Case Examiner (ICE) Joanna Wallace says in her annual report that her office is continuing […]

DWP ‘ignored five weeks of pleas for help from suicidal claimant’

By John Pring on 9th June 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP ‘ignored five weeks of pleas for help from suicidal claimant’
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A severely distressed disabled man who repeatedly warned Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) staff that his life was at risk says they refused to take action to protect him, breaching their own guidance on suicidal benefit claimants. Finn Jaradd says […]

Legal victory is step towards fresh inquest into Jodey Whiting’s death

By John Pring on 12th November 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Legal victory is step towards fresh inquest into Jodey Whiting’s death
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The mother of a disabled woman who took her own life after her benefits were wrongly stopped has won a legal victory that could lead to a full examination of whether the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) caused her daughter’s […]

NHS trust, regulator and Atos all apologise over nurse’s dishonest PIP assessment

By John Pring on 1st October 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

NHS trust, regulator and Atos all apologise over nurse’s dishonest PIP assessment
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An NHS trust, the nursing regulator and a government contractor have all been forced to apologise over their failure to carry out proper investigations into a nurse who dishonestly assessed a disabled teenager’s eligibility for personal independence payment (PIP). The Nursing […]

Expert links DWP ‘fitness to work’ decision to death of Jodey Whiting

By John Pring on 16th January 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Expert links DWP ‘fitness to work’ decision to death of Jodey Whiting
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The sudden decision by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to remove a disabled woman’s benefits probably had a substantial impact on her mental health immediately before she took her own life, a leading consultant psychiatrist has concluded. A report […]

Jodey Whiting: DWP apologises, but no word on preventing future deaths

By John Pring on 7th March 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Jodey Whiting: DWP apologises, but no word on preventing future deaths
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has apologised for a series of failings made in the weeks leading to the death of a disabled mother-of-nine, but it has failed to explain how it will prevent further tragedies in the future. […]

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