DISABLED WOMAN KILLED HERSELF AFTER DWP MISTAKENLY WITHDREW BENEFITS
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✍️ A disabled woman, Jodey Whiting, took her own life after her benefits were mistakenly stopped by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), leaving notes saying she had no food and was in debt.
👉 Jodey Whiting, a 42-year-old disabled woman, took her own life after her benefits were mistakenly stopped by the DWP 👉 The DWP claimed Whiting had failed to attend a medical assessment, but her mother said she was in hospital with pneumonia at the time 👉 Whiting's benefits were stopped, including her housing and council tax benefits, leading to financial stress and despair 👉 An inquest found that Whiting's death was precipitated by the withdrawal of her benefits 👉 The DWP was criticized for missing opportunities to identify Whiting's vulnerabilities and for its process-driven approach to disability benefits
-- #JodeyWhiting #JoyDove #ClareBailey #MerryVarney #HelgaSwidenbank #Stockton-on-Tees #Middlesbrough #Teesside #health
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