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Dispatches exposé sparks anger and frustration over ‘cruel and inhuman’ system

By John Pring on 22nd December 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Dispatches exposé sparks anger and frustration over ‘cruel and inhuman’ system
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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, […]

Coffey dismisses call for new WCA review, despite claimant deaths evidence

By John Pring on 9th December 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Coffey dismisses call for new WCA review, despite claimant deaths evidence
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The work and pensions secretary has dismissed the need for a new review into the work capability assessment, despite being told that her own department failed to pass information about its links with claimant deaths to an independent reviewer. Therese Coffey […]

Government’s PIP reviewer disagrees with Coffey’s ‘no duty of care’ claim

By John Pring on 2nd December 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Government’s PIP reviewer disagrees with Coffey’s ‘no duty of care’ claim
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A former DWP civil servant commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to review disability benefit assessments has publicly disagreed with government claims that the department does not have a duty of care to benefit claimants. Paul Gray, who […]

Families outraged after government hands ‘sickening’ award to DWP safeguarding team

By John Pring on 11th November 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Families outraged after government hands ‘sickening’ award to DWP safeguarding team
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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 […]

Fight for justice goes on, after Capita agrees Philippa Day compensation

By John Pring on 4th November 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Fight for justice goes on, after Capita agrees Philippa Day compensation
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The sister of a disabled woman whose death was caused by flaws in the benefits system has pledged to fight for a public inquiry into other such deaths, after a government contractor agreed to pay “substantial” compensation for its failings. Both […]

Judges reject claim that systemic DWP failings led to death, despite years of evidence

By John Pring on 23rd September 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Judges reject claim that systemic DWP failings led to death, despite years of evidence
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Three judges have rejected a mother’s bid to secure a second inquest into the death of her disabled daughter – who killed herself after her benefits were wrongly stopped – despite one of the judges criticising the “shocking” failures in the […]

Philippa Day’s sister pledges to continue fight for justice, after DWP’s PIP changes

By John Pring on 3rd June 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Philippa Day’s sister pledges to continue fight for justice, after DWP’s PIP changes
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The sister of a disabled woman whose death was caused by widespread flaws in the benefits system has vowed to continue her family’s fight for justice, after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced changes in response to the tragedy. […]

Families of DWP victims want chance to confront ministers over benefit deaths

By John Pring on 13th May 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Families of DWP victims want chance to confront ministers over benefit deaths
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The families of two disabled people whose deaths were caused by Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) failings say they want the chance to confront ministers in parliament, so they can describe to them the damage their actions have caused. The […]

Anger after watchdog appears to back away from inquiry into DWP deaths

By John Pring on 29th April 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Anger after watchdog appears to back away from inquiry into DWP deaths
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The equality and human rights watchdog appears to have backed away from holding a wide-ranging statutory inquiry into links between the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the deaths of disabled benefit claimants. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) […]

Secret report casts doubt on DWP’s ‘no duty of care’ claim

By John Pring on 11th February 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Secret report casts doubt on DWP’s ‘no duty of care’ claim
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been unable to explain why its secretary of state continues to insist that it has no legal “duty of care” to disabled benefit claimants, when one of its own secret reports states clearly […]

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