22 August 2014

DWP questioned about what records they keep of deaths linked to the benefits system.

What: Disability News Service asks the Department for Work and Pensions what records they keep of deaths linked to withdrawal or non-payment of disability benefits, how they are collected, and how many there are for every year from 2004 to 2013. DWP reply on 22 September – incorrectly – to say: “The specific information requested is not held by the Department.”

Why significant: This is the start of a freedom of information battle that will end two years later with a ruling against DWP by the information rights tribunal.