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Philippa Day: DWP phone agent ignored sobbing claimant who later ‘took her own life’

By John Pring on 14th January 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Philippa Day: DWP phone agent ignored sobbing claimant who later ‘took her own life’
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Evidence from Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) staff to an inquest has revealed a series of failings in dealing with the disability benefit claim of a young disabled mother, in the months leading up to her apparent suicide. Assistant coroner […]

Errol Graham: Coroner pledges to press DWP on safeguarding review

By John Pring on 20th February 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Errol Graham: Coroner pledges to press DWP on safeguarding review
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The coroner who heard an inquest into a man who starved to death after his benefits were wrongly removed is to press the government for information about a promised review into how it protects “vulnerable” claimants. Dr Elizabeth Didcock, Nottingham’s assistant […]

Errol Graham: Coroner urged to act on evidence that DWP hid links to deaths

By John Pring on 13th February 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Errol Graham: Coroner urged to act on evidence that DWP hid links to deaths
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A coroner who heard the inquest into a man who starved to death after his benefits were wrongly removed has been urged to act on information showing the government failed to pass her evidence linking its actions with other deaths. The […]

Errol Graham: Vigil will push for change and justice, after tragic death

By John Pring on 6th February 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Errol Graham: Vigil will push for change and justice, after tragic death
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Campaigners will tomorrow (Friday) take part in a vigil in Nottingham to highlight how the actions of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) led to a disabled man starving to death after his out-of-work benefits were withdrawn. Disabled activists and […]

The death of Errol Graham: Latest tragedy is linked to 10 years of DWP deaths

By John Pring on 23rd January 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

The death of Errol Graham: Latest tragedy is linked to 10 years of DWP deaths
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A disabled man who starved to death after his benefits were wrongly stopped is the latest in a long line of fatalities that can be linked to failings and deliberate policy decisions by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). This […]

The death of Errol Graham: Activists left ‘enraged’ and ‘sickened’ by latest DWP death

By John Pring on 23rd January 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

The death of Errol Graham: Activists left ‘enraged’ and ‘sickened’ by latest DWP death
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Disabled activists have been left sickened, shocked and enraged after hearing how a disabled man starved to death when the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) wrongly removed his out-of-work benefits for missing an assessment. One campaigner said the level of […]

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