Rejected petition Reform the DWP and strip it of responsibility for ill and disabled people.

As of January 2019, more than 17 000 disabled people have died while waiting for their benefits. Between 2012 and 2014, 49 peer reviews found correlation between DWP sanctions and suicides of benefit receivers. Only 13% of the public believe DWP is doing a good job in helping the sick and disabled.

More details

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/pip-waiting-time-deaths-disabled-people-die-disability-benefits-personal-independence-payment-dwp-a8727296.html

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/may/13/suicides-of-benefit-claimants-reveal-dwp-flaws-says-inquiry

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/mar/25/strip-dwp-work-pensions-responsibility-ill-disabled-people

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/22/stephen-smith-benefits-system-dying

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Date submitted 23 April 2019
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