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DWP was wrong to stop benefits of man who starved to death, inquiry finds

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

DWP was wrong to stop benefits of man who starved to death, inquiry finds
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) should not have stopped the benefits of a disabled man who later starved to death, an updated safeguarding review has found after being shown information DWP hid from its original inquiry. It is the […]

DWP hid vital evidence from starvation death inquiry, board confirms

By John Pring on 18th May 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP hid vital evidence from starvation death inquiry, board confirms
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been accused of “absolutely disgraceful” behaviour after confirmation that it hid vital evidence from a statutory safeguarding inquiry into why a disabled man starved to death after his benefits were wrongly stopped. DNS […]

Errol Graham: DWP ‘hid key evidence’ from inquiry into starvation death

By John Pring on 11th May 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Errol Graham: DWP ‘hid key evidence’ from inquiry into starvation death
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) appears to have hidden crucial evidence from an inquiry into how a disabled man starved to death after having his benefits wrongly stopped, Disability News Service can reveal. The long-awaited safeguarding review into the […]

Disabled man’s body found six months after DWP cut off his benefits

By John Pring on 15th September 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Disabled man’s body found six months after DWP cut off his benefits
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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 […]

‘Severely neglected’ man found dead, three months after DWP assessment

By John Pring on 19th May 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

‘Severely neglected’ man found dead, three months after DWP assessment
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) failed to alert GPs and social services to the “very extensive” difficulties a disabled man was facing, three months before he died in conditions of severe self-neglect. A safeguarding review of the death of […]

DWP told to review ‘inadequate’ support for ‘vulnerable’ benefit claimants

By John Pring on 13th January 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP told to review ‘inadequate’ support for ‘vulnerable’ benefit claimants
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been told its support for “vulnerable” benefit claimants is “inadequate” and must be re-examined, after a review found it failed a man with learning difficulties who was repeatedly exposed to family violence. The […]

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