A Consultant Psychiatrist concluded that there was likely to have been a causal link between the DWP failings and Jodey Whiting’s state of mind immediately before her death.
The Court of Appeal rules that EU nationals with pre-settled status in the UK cannot lawfully be treated less favourably than British nationals in respect of their entitlement to means-tested benefits.
Over 100 organisations are calling for urgent changes to the benefits system to ensure disabled and seriously unwell people are protected from further harm during the COVID-19 emergency.
Mental health organisations are calling for an independent inquiry into the deaths of vulnerable people who rely on support from the social security system.