1944-1946

The Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944 and the NI (Industrial Injuries) Act 1946. Read More

1946

National Health Service Act (NHSA) and the National Insurance Act (NIA). Read More

1948

National Assistance Act (NAA). Read More

1951-1965

National Assistance Amendment Acts and Determination of Needs Regulations. Read More

1959

Mental Health Act. Read More

1965-1966

National Insurance (NI) Act 1965 and the Ministry of Social Security Act (MSSA) 1966. Read More

1970

The Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act (CSDPA). Read More

1 September 1971

Introduction of Invalidity Benefit for people who had to leave their trade or occupation after sustaining an injury or developing a long-term illness. Read More

1971-1972

Introduction of Attendance Allowance (AA) and lower rate. Read More

6 April 1992

Introduction of disability living allowance, enabling more disabled people able to claim support for some of their extra impairment-related costs. Read More

5 July 1994

Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 receives royal assent. Read More

13 April 1995

Key measures from the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 come into force, including replacing Invalidity Benefit with Incapacity Benefit, and introducing the points-based All Work Test, as well as regulation 27 – providing a ‘safety net’ for those who faced a ‘substantial risk’ of harm if they were found capable of work. Read More

July 1995

Professor Wikeley publishes paper highlighting the risks of The Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994, saying that it reaffirms idea of the ‘deserving’ and ‘undeserving’ poor, begins the move away from GP-led benefits assessments, and is designed to encourage people to take up private insurance, leaving marginalised groups with inadequate protection. Read More

28 October 1996

The Department of Social Security tells the Social Security Advisory Committee that intended policy changes to remove the ‘substantial risk’ rules (which provide vital safeguarding) would have no detrimental effect. Read More

28 October 1996

Child Poverty Acton Group (CPAG) writes to the Social Security Advisory Committee. Read More

6 November 1996

Clinicians appointed by the DSS removal of regulation 27, which provides vital safeguarding to those whose mental and/or physical health is ‘substantial risk’ if found fit to work. Read More

December 1997

Child Poverty Action group raises concerns over removal of “significant risk” clause – finding that the Social Security Advisory Committee had been ‘misled’ by the DSS. Read More

11 November 1999

The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 receives Royal Assent. Read More

2000

The death of Timothy Finn. Read More

9 March 2001

National Audit Office report finds “serious problems” with medical assessment of Incapacity and disability benefits. Read More

8 November 2002

The Court of Appeal finds (in the case Howker v Secretary of State) that the social security advisory committee had been misled by the DSS (now DWP) and that removing the “substantial risk” clause was unlawful. Read More

13 May 2003

The Social Security Advisory Committee recommends that no change be made to regulation 27, and then withdraws its proposal to remove the safety net. Read More

17 October 2003

National Audit Office report finds backlog of assessment cases and early signs of DWP’s failure to seek medical evidence early in the assessment process. Read More

10 December 2003

DWP’s chief medical adviser, Mansel Aylward, gives evidence to the Commons Public Accounts Committee over accusations that health care professionals, carrying out assessments on behalf of DWP, are treating claimants like “lumps of meat.” Read More

November 2004

DWP-commissioned research finds Incapacity Benefit Personal Advisers are concerned about working with clients who are suicidal, and about a target driven sanctioning culture. Read More

18 November 2004

UnumProvident settles multi-state federal examination of claim handling practices in USA, identifying Unum’s use of in-house medical staff to deny benefits. Read More

2005

DWP publishes second research report on Incapacity Benefit reforms and Personal advisers, finding unmanageable workloads affect their ability to identify risk and provide support to people in distress. Read More

1 January 2005

Research published into how DWP and Atos secure further medical evidence from claimants. Read More

3 October 2005

California insurance regulators fine Unum $8 million, including for using wrong legal definition of disability to deny claims, requiring the company to reopen as many as 26,000 California cases. Read More

March 2006

Dr Alison Ravetz criticises government’s New Deal for Welfare warning of incalculable stress for those forced into work and predicting future harms. Read More

3 July 2007

“Doctor” is changed to “healthcare professional” in amendments to the social security regulations, related to medical opinion in determining fitness to work. Read More

15 January 2008

Bid to regulate health care professionals carrying out work capability assessments fails. Read More

2009

Launch of Centre for Welfare Reform. Read More

30 March 2010

Prevention of future deaths (PFD) report finds that the rejection of his appeal that he was not fit for work was a ‘trigger’ in Stephen Carré’s death. Read More

4 May 2010

Coroner Tom Osborne receives initial response to the Stephen Carré PFD from DWP permanent secretary Sir Leigh Lewis. Read More

12 May 2010

Coroner Tom Osborne replies to Sir Leigh Lewis, saying that DWP does not need to investigate the circumstances surrounding Stephen Carré’s death but does need to investigate use of medical evidence. Read More

10 June 2010

The death of Paul Reekie. Read More

September 2010

DWP fails in its legal duty to respond to the Stephen Carré prevention of future deaths report. Read More

October 2010

Mad Pride protest against the coalition government’s “savage” welfare cuts. Read More

6 October 2010

Coroner Tom Osborne writes to the father of Stephen Carré, saying he has received no “substantive response” to his prevention of future deaths report. Read More

23 November 2010

Professor Malcolm Harrington publishes his first independent review of the Work Capability Assessment, finding that the system is “impersonal” but not “broken” (later evidence would emerge that he had not been informed by DWP of the coroner’s report for Stephen Carré.) Read More

June 2011

Publication of “Getting In, Staying In and Getting On: Disability Employment Support Fit for the Future” recommending end to government subsidies for Remploy factories and producing disagreement within the disabled people’s movement. Read More

October 2011

Pat’s Petition, asking the DWP to stop changes to benefits, is submitted on the UK Government’s website. Read More

1 February 2012

Commons invokes financial privilege to pass the Welfare Reform Act 2012, quashing Lords amendments to soften changes to the benefits system. Read More

1 March 2012

MPs and peers warn of cumulative impact of Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence payments (DLA/PIP) reforms on disabled people. Read More

2 April 2012

Mind chief executive resigns from Work Capability Assessment (WCA) review scrutiny panel, arguing that the assessment process “isn’t working”. Read More

1 May 2012

Scottish GP tells Scottish parliament that the death of Paul Reekie was caused by the UK government’s welfare reforms. Read More

8 June 2012

The death of Karen Sherlock, 2 weeks after she was told she would be eligible once again to receive Employment support Allowance (ESA). Read More

26 July 2012

High court grants permission for two disabled people (backed by the Mental Health Resistance Network) to bring a judicial review claim against the work and pensions secretary and related to the work capability assessment (WCA). Read More

12 September 2012

MP raises concerns over the death of Colin Traynor, whose family say they “hold the Government…personally responsible”. Read More

15 November 2012

The Spartacus Network publishes the People’s Review of the Work Capability Assessment, documenting links between being found “fit for work” and people’s deaths. Read More

19 November 2012

DWP suggests that providing further medical evidence would be too heavy a burden on GPs. Read More

30 November 2012

House of Commons Library sums up WCA concerns. Read More

2013

Linda Wootton dies nine days after DWP upholds its decision to declare her “fit for work.” Read More

17 January 2013

Commons debate on work capability assessment and Atos.   Read More

April 2013

Launch of new personal independence payment (PIP) Read More

April 2013

DWP introduces mandatory reconsiderations – a new internal appeal stage for benefits.  Read More

23 August 2013

The death of David Barr, a month after the confirmation of the decision to find him fit for work, which his Father says was the trigger leading to his suicide.  Read More

5 November 2013

The UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights condemns “intrusive” Work Capability Assessment and the demonization of poor people as undeserving. Read More

December 2013

Publication of fourth independent review of the Work Capability Assessment – with no mention of deaths or suicides. Read More

4 December 2013

Court of Appeal upholds ruling that the Work Capability Assessment discriminates against some disabled people. Read More

2014

Formation of Sisters of Frida – disabled women’s collective.  Read More

7 January 2014

Inquest into the death of Michael O’Sullivan, where the Coroner concludes that the trigger for Michael O’Sullivan’s suicide was his assessment as being fit for work, and writes a prevention of future deaths report to DWP, saying that “there is a risk that future deaths will occur unless action is taken”. Read More

27 February 2014

War on Welfare (WOW) petition secures debate in House of Commons. Read More

March 2014

The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland publishes a report into the death of Ms DE, finding that the process and denial of Employment Support Allowance (ESA) were a major factor in her suicide. Read More

July 2014

Launch of New Approach campaign and release of work capability assessment report – finding the process “abusive” and “inhumane”. Read More

30 September 2014

Welfare rights expert and campaigner Nick Dilworth tells newspaper about the “toxic” Work Capability Assessment, and links to deaths. Read More

10 November 2014

DWP questioned over how many coroner’s letters about benefits-related deaths it has received in the past 10 years. Read More

27 November 2014

Employment minister says there is no formal policy to liaise with agencies after a sanction. Read More

January 2015

Labour MP speaks of “core visits” procedures, which are supposed to be followed when a  “vulnerable” person is sanctioned. Read More

2 February 2015

A man (name kept anonymous) dies by suicide after being rejected for both Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Employment Support Allowance (ESA). Read More

12 March 2015

Dismissal of further medical evidence case on the work capability assessment and discrimination, but upper tribunal administrative appeals chamber criticises minister. Read More

19 May 2015

DWP raises issues with sanctions and safeguarding of vulnerable claimants by the companies delivering its Work Programme. Read More

18 September 2015

First coroner’s report to link work capability assessment (WCA) with the death of a person claiming benefits – Michael O’Sullivan. Read More

14 October 2015

Mother of Mark Wood (who died after being found ineligible for employment and support allowance (ESA)) gives evidence to UN committee. Read More

21 October 2015

Prime minister David Cameron is asked about the death of Michael O’Sullivan. Read More

23 October 2015

Ministry of Justice releases Stephen Carré prevention of future deaths (PFD) report.  Read More

28 October 2015

David Cameron asked about peer reviews into deaths of people claiming benefits. Read More

December 2015

DWP, in guidance to healthcare professionals working for Maximus, changes suicide from a “definitive” “substantial risk” if forced into work, to something that should be weighed against ‘benefits of employment”. Read More

28 January 2016

Ministry of Justice refuses to investigate DWP’s failure to respond to Stephen Carré prevention of future deaths (PFD) report. Read More

17 March 2016

Labour former work and pensions secretary says she “never saw” Stephen Carré PFD report. Read More

April 2016

DWP sends out reminder to staff about six-point suicide prevention plan. Read More

11 April 2016

The Information Rights Tribunal rules DWP must release redacted versions of peer reviews. Read More

12 May 2016

DWP releases redacted versions of 49 peer reviews, showing that ministers were repeatedly warned that policies were putting the lives of “vulnerable” claimants at risk. Read More

18 May 2016

Scottish National Party (SNP) MP Deidre Brock backs calls to prosecute Iain Duncan Smith and Chris Grayling for their failure to make the work capability assessment (WCA) safe. Read More

19 May 2016

The death of Susan Roberts, after being told she had lost a benefit appeal. Read More

19 May 2016

John McDonnell supports calls to prosecute Iain Duncan Smith. Read More

30 August 2016

New reviews into deaths of people claiming benefits show DWP staff keep failing to follow suicide guidelines. Read More

13 September 2016

Freedom of information battle with DWP finds Maximus memo on suicide guidance and medical evidence was sent a few days after the existence of the Michael O’Sullivan prevention of future deaths report was first revealed. Read More

October 2016

Iain Duncan Smith denies responsibility for WCA deaths. Read More

October 2016

DWP publishes Improving Lives: The Work, Health and Disability Green Paper.  Read More

7 November 2016

UN report concludes DWP is guilty of “grave” and “systematic” violations of disabled people. Read More

30 November 2016

The National Audit Office says DWP is not doing enough to understand how sanctions affect people on benefits. Read More

30 November 2016

Psychotherapy organisations express concern about the impact of sanctions on mental health. Read More

December 2016

Scottish criminal justice agencies reject request to launch criminal investigation into links between DWP and the death of David Barr. Read More

12 January 2017

The death of Lawrence Bond, hours after visiting jobcentre. Read More

February 2017

Green party sends dossier of 50 deaths of benefit claimants to DWP, calling for an inquiry. Read More

February 2017

Report by Mental Health and Unemployment in Scotland finds that the work capability assessment (WCA) has a negative impact on mental health. Read More

21 February 2017

The death of Jodey Whiting, after being found fit for work, despite telling the DWP about her suicidal thoughts. Read More

14 March 2017

DPAC and Inclusion London respond to the UN report, raising the connection between benefit changes, people’s deaths and Government failures. Read More

26 July 2017

The death of Mark Barber, shortly after learning his disability benefits would be cut. Coroner mentions stress linked to reassessment for disability benefits. Read More

August 2017

UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities committee says government cuts caused “human catastrophe”. Read More

31 August 2017

Portraying UK disabled people as “parasites” could lead to “violence and killings”, says UN chair. Read More

October 2017

Work and pensions secretary David Gauke admits sanctions can harm claimants with mental health issues. Read More

12 October 2017

Government downplays UN disability committee concerns about the UK.  Read More

December 2017

Mental health charity Rethink publishes report on how the work capability assessment (WCA) discriminates against people with mental illness. Read More

14 December 2017

Department of Health’s national suicide prevention strategy fails to warn NHS of the suicide risk associated with employment and support allowance (ESA).  Read More

14 December 2017

NHS statistics on the link between employment support allowance and suicide prompt calls for inquiry and prosecution of ministers. Read More

20 December 2017

The high court rules that changes to personal independence payment (PIP) regulations were unlawful and discriminate against disabled people. Read More

25 January 2018

DWP decides not to trial softer sanctions regime, despite this being recommended by the Commons public accounts committee. Read More

14 February 2018

The Commons work and pensions committee finds the assessment system is undermined by “pervasive culture of mistrust”. Read More

14 March 2018

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) research shows cumulative impact of tax and welfare reforms on disabled people. Read More

June 2018

Research published from five-year study into welfare conditionality, findings include link between sanctions and deaths, including suicide. Read More

20 June 2018

The death of Errol Graham, months after DWP wrongly stopped his employment support allowance (ESA), and failed to seek further medical evidence. Read More

19 July 2018

Four opposition parties demand DWP answers over work capability assessment deaths “cover-up”. Read More

26 September 2018

Scottish government sets out plans to bring benefit assessments in-house. Read More

October 2018

Research shows that the sanctions system has a “significantly detrimental” effect on mental health. Read More

18 October 2018

The new “minister for suicide prevention” evades questions on statistics showing links between employment and support allowance (ESA) and suicide. Read More

16 November 2018

UN rapporteur says government has ‘inflicted great misery’ on disabled people. Read More

18 November 2018

The death of Roy Curtis, six days after being asked to attend a face-to-face work capability assessment (WCA). Read More

22 January 2019

Ministers fail to include DWP in cross-government suicide prevention plan, despite evidence linking suicides with disability benefits assessment system. Read More

21 February 2019

DWP failed five times to follow safeguarding rules before Jodey Whiting’s suicide. Read More

March 2019

Work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd launches Health Transformation Programme – to reform assessment processes. Read More

8 March 2019

NHS calls for government action on link between mental distress and benefit cuts. Read More

13 March 2019

Prime minister Theresa May questioned about the death of Jodey Whiting. Read More

15 March 2019

Six families back petition to MPs calling for inquiry into DWP benefit deaths. Read More

21 March 2019

DWP admits it keeps no record of complaints linked to deaths submitted to the Independent Case Examiner. Read More

28 March 2019

Secret recording of face-to-face benefits assessment shows Capita assessor lying about woman’s thoughts of suicide. Read More

April 2019

The death of James Oliver, a few months after DWP’s refusal to grant him personal independence payment (PIP). Read More

4 April 2019

DWP admits destroying report on safety failures in jobcentres. Read More

15 April 2019

The death of Stephen Smith, following an 18-month battle with DWP over being found fit for work. Read More

2 May 2019

Responses to freedom of information requests show DWP and assessors fail to refer claimants at risk of harm to social services. Read More

10 May 2019

Senior judges rule to lower the standard of proof in determining suicide. Read More

6 June 2019

MP Debbie Abrahams asks the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to investigate why evidence about deaths linked to the work capability assessment (WCA) was withheld from independent reviews. Read More

4 July 2019

Minister questioned over failure to pass evidence about deaths linked to the work capability assessment (WCA) to independent reviewer. Read More

4 September 2019

DWP secures funding to set up an independent panel to examine cases where its own failings have led to the deaths of benefit claimants. Read More

12 September 2019

Independent Case Examiner raises concerns about DWP not following safeguarding procedures aimed at protecting “vulnerable” claimants. Read More

16 October 2019

The death of Philippa Day, after she had been told she would need to attend an assessment centre for a face-to-face appointment to decide her claim for personal independence payment (PIP). Read More

24 October 2019

Police admit officers have no guidance about passing on information about protesters to DWP (after two police forces admitted passing information and video footage to DWP about disabled people taking part in protests). Read More

Late November 2019

The death of Christian Wilcox, a few days before he is due to attend an appeal tribunal into DWP’s decision to remove his personal independence payment (PIP). Read More

2 December 2019

Disability News Service publishes five-year investigation into deaths linked to the work capability assessment (WCA). Read More

23 January 2020

The death of Errol Graham receives first publicity (he died in 2018). Read More

23 January 2020

The case of Errol Graham’s death is referred to DWP’s new serious case panel. Read More

27 January 2020

The deaths of Jodey Whiting and Errol Graham mentioned in the Commons. Read More

28 January 2020

DWP admits the serious case panel will not be independent. Read More

5 February 2020

Prime minister Boris Johnson questioned about death of Errol Graham. Read More

7 February 2020

Report by the National Audit Office (NAO) shows DWP misled two watchdogs over deaths and safeguarding. Read More

20 February 2020

The coroner for Errol Graham says she will push DWP on promised safeguarding review (which persuaded her not to submit a prevention of future deaths (PFD) report).  Read More

20 February 2020

DWP misled Errol Graham coroner over safeguarding review. Read More

21 February 2020

DWP admits destroying pre-2015 peer reviews into suicides and other deaths of benefit claimants. Read More

24 February 2020

MP reads list of 24 people whose deaths are linked to DWP policy, in Parliament.   Read More

5 March 2020

Chair of the work and pensions committee asks work and pensions secretary questions about the NAO report. Read More

20 March 2020

Work and pensions secretary responds to questions from Chair of the work and pensions committee, telling him about DWP’s new “Service Excellence Directorate”, including funding for safeguarding and clarifying purpose of internal process reviews (IPRs). Read More

24 April 2020

Coroner fails to investigate DWP links to death of PIP claimant Read More

25 June 2020

The Equality and Human Rights Commission says it will not carry out an inquiry into links between DWP and the deaths of disabled claimants. Read More

8 July 2020

Report from Justice Department shows need for improvement in benefits decision-making.  Read More

16 July 2020

Coroner’s prevention of future deaths report into death of Faiza Ahmed is made public, showing jobcentre’s failings contributed to her death. Read More

16 July 2020

Family or Errol Graham win right to court challenge on DWP safeguarding. Read More

22 July 2020

Work and pensions secretary speaks about serious case panel and safeguarding. Read More

22 July 2020

DWP permanent secretary gives evidence to work and pensions committee on safeguarding and internal process reviews (IPRs). Read More

30 July 2020

Chair of the work and pensions committee writes to work and pensions secretary asking for further information about DWP plans to improve safeguarding. Read More

22 August 2020

Death of Mercy Baguma, an asylum seeker from Uganda.   Read More

September 2020

Work and pensions secretary denies DWP has duty of care or statutory safeguarding responsibilities for people claiming benefits. Read More

8 September 2020

New DWP figures show that, in just two years, 1,700 disabled people died within three months of having their claim for personal independence payment (PIP) rejected.  Read More

29 September 2020

Work and pensions secretary outlines DWP’s revised guidance on home visits procedures, while again saying the department has no duty of care. Read More

30 September 2020

Work and pensions secretary again tells the Commons work and pensions select committee that DWP has no duty of care. Read More

11 November 2020

The family of Jodey Whiting are granted permission to ask the high court to order a second inquest into Jodey’s death. Read More

27 November 2020

Former work and pensions secretary admits harsh benefit cuts were responsible for rising poverty. Read More

30 November 2020

DWP refuses to release recommendations made by its internal process reviews (from between April 2019 and November 2020) into the deaths of benefit claimants. Read More

30 November 2020

Newly-released internal process reviews show that a number of suicides between 2014 and 2019 were linked to DWP staff’s failure to follow suicide guidance. Read More

4 December 2020

Coroner Tom Osborne files a Prevention of Future Deaths report on the death of Roy Curtis, but the DWP is not mentioned. Read More

10 December 2020

Coroner’s silence over why DWP did not give evidence at Roy Curtis inquest. Read More

17 December 2020

New analysis of figures suggests DWP is failing to investigate hundreds of suicides of benefits claimants. Read More

21 December 2020

High court is asked to order a second inquest into the death of Jodey Whiting. Read More

26 December 2020

The death of Philip Pakree, after distress caused by an upcoming work capability assessment (WCA). Read More

13 January 2021

High court hears evidence from family of Errol Graham in judicial review hearing. Read More

14 January 2021

Disability News Service wins ground-breaking legal fight with DWP, over the draft internal process review that was drawn up by DWP following the death of Philippa Day. Read More

27 January 2021

Coroner at Philippa Day’s inquest finds flawed personal independence payment (PIP) system led to her death. Read More

3 February 2021

Work and pensions secretary avoids questions on Philippa Day death. Read More

11 February 2021

Secret report (from 2014) casts doubt on DWP’s claim that it has no duty of care. Read More

23 February 2021

Report from the all-party parliamentary group on health in all policies, says 2016 welfare reforms had devastating impacts on disabled people, and calls for inquiry into deaths of benefit claimants. Read More

3 March 2021

Errol Graham’s family lose judicial review claim, with the high court rejecting claim that DWP acted unlawfully by not making further enquiries about Errol Graham’s mental health before it cut off his employment and support allowance (ESA). Read More

9 March 2021

Minister for welfare delivery admits “deficit” in tracking “vulnerable claimants” through the universal credit (UC) system. Read More

26 March 2021

Research shows testimony from DWP staff admitting inflicting “psychological harm” on claimants to meet unofficial sanctioning targets during coalition years. Read More

21 April 2021

House of Commons briefing paper on suicide prevention mentions benefits-related deaths. Read More

20 May 2021

Pre-2016 internal guidance for DWP staff suggests DWP have duty of care to benefits claimants. Read More

June 2021

Publication of DWP and Capita responses to Philippa Day prevention of future death (PFD) report.  Read More

22 and 23 June 2021

High court hears bid for second inquest into death of Jodey Whiting. Read More

July 2021

Bereaved families write to the work and pensions secretary to demand a public inquiry into benefits-related deaths. Read More

1 July 2021

The mother of Ker Featherstone describes how he took his own life, just weeks after DWP cut his personal independence payment (PIP). Read More

20 July 2021

DWP publishes Shaping Future Support – health and disability green paper – failing to mention the internal process reviews carried out by the DWP following deaths of claimants. Read More

16 September 2021

The Equality and Human Rights Commission says the government has made no progress on improving the way its social security system protects the rights of disabled people, and that the disability benefits assessment system has led to “the deaths of a number of benefit claimants”. Read More

17 September 2021

Judges reject attempt by Joy Dove, the mother of Jodey Whiting, to secure a second inquest into her daughter’s death, saying that individual mistakes, not systemic failings, led to death.  Read More

3 October 2021

Work and pensions secretary signals new bid to try to push more disabled people with high support needs into work. Read More

4 October 2021

 The new minister for disabled people says addressing DWP’s legacy of distrust and distress “is a big priority”. Read More

7 October 2021

Mother of Jodey Whiting fights on for justice with appeal against a court’s ruling that there should not be a second inquest into her daughter’s death. Read More

November 2021

Capita agrees to compensate Philippa Day’s family for failings leading to her death. Read More

4 November 2021

Jodey Whiting legal fight continues with fresh request for permission to appeal against a high court ruling that there was no need for a second inquest. Read More

11 November 2021

Families outraged after government hands award to DWP safeguarding team for “outstanding contribution”. Read More

23 November 2021

DWP refuses to publish figures that would show how disabled people seeking to claim universal credit are experiencing the WCA process Read More

2 December 2021

DWP apologises to autistic man after work coach threatens to stick pins in his eyes. Read More

2 December 2021

Government’s reviewer tells MPs how DWP kept vital deaths evidence from him. Read More

3 December 2021

Coroner says DWP ‘must act’ after it told severely ill patient to leave hospital to make a claim for universal credit. Read More

8 December 2021

Coffey dismisses call for a new review of the WCA, despite being told of claimant deaths evidence. Read More

16 December 2021

Coroner silent on why DWP was not questioned at inquest, despite ‘nightmare’ messages left by claimant on benefit assessment paperwork. Read More

February 2022

Disabled activists ask human rights watchdog why it is failing to act over DWP deaths. Read More

1 February 2022

Minister ignores calls from MPs for inquiry into benefit deaths. Read More

8 March 2022

Shadow minister says he wants an inquiry into DWP deaths if Labour wins power. Read More

8 March 2022

Three disabled women make parliamentary call for action on DWP deaths. Read More

10 March 2022

Whistleblower claims DWP is forcing distressed claimants to attend weekly meetings Read More

7 April 2022

EHRC confirms it has dropped plans for inquiry into DWP deaths. Read More

28 April 2022

Trio of disabled women say watchdog has failed them on benefit deaths. Read More

2 June 2022

DWP ignored research that linked WCA with 590 suicides, MPs are told. Read More

4 July 2022

Nine years on, family of Michael O’Sullivan win tribunal battle. Read More

5 July 2022

Figures show Internal Process Reviews (IPRs) into deaths and serious harm of claimants  have doubled in three years. Read More

6 September 2023

MPs refuse to question minister over Deaths by Welfare timeline. Read More