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Universal credit leaves claimants with mental health problems ‘tangled in bureaucracy’

By John Pring on 12th July 2018 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Universal credit leaves claimants with mental health problems ‘tangled in bureaucracy’
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People with mental health problems are becoming “tangled up” in the bureaucracy and flaws of the government’s new universal credit benefit system, a committee of MPs have heard. Members of the public accounts committee heard this week that claimants were facing […]

Agencies ‘should have been aware of risks faced by Lee Irving before his murder’

By John Pring on 22nd June 2017 Category: Crime

Agencies ‘should have been aware of risks faced by Lee Irving before his murder’
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The agencies involved in supporting a disabled man who was imprisoned and tortured to death should have been aware of the risks posed by the people he was living with, according to an independent report. The author of the serious case […]

Lee Irving murder sentences increased, but still no hate crime recognition

By John Pring on 9th March 2017 Category: Crime

Lee Irving murder sentences increased, but still no hate crime recognition
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Two people involved in the brutal murder of a disabled man who was imprisoned and tortured to death have had their sentences increased by the court of appeal. Julie Mills and Nicole Lawrence were originally sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court last […]

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