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

What: The relatives of three claimants who died due to DWP failings – all three of them disabled people themselves – tell a parliamentary meeting of the need for urgent improvements to the social security system. They take part in a meeting on universal credit and mental health, hosted by the all-party parliamentary groups on mental health and universal credit. Imogen Day, sister of Philippa Day, Alison Burton, daughter-in-law of Errol Graham, and Joy Dove, mother of Jodey Whiting, all contribute to the meeting.

Why significant: MPs and peers hearing directly from the families of those who have died.

Citations

Trio of disabled women shame DWP with parliamentary call for action on safety, Pring, 2022
The APPG on Mental health and the APPG on Universal Credit: Mental health and the Benefits System