It took eight years of determined fighting by her mum but today a coroner rules that benefit cuts error led to Jodey Whiting’s death bit.ly/3HB6x2t she was deemed fit to work by @DWPgovuk having missed an assessment because she was in hospital with pneumonia.
Jodey Whiting: Inquest finds benefits led to mum taking own life
Jodey Whiting
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June 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
It took eight years of determined fighting by her mum but today a coroner rules that benefit cuts error led to Jodey Whiting’s death bit.ly/3HB6x2t she was deemed fit to work by @DWPgovuk having missed an assessment because she was in hospital with pneumonia.
The @DWPgovuk is to ‘re-take’ its decision of last December not to compensate the 1950s #WASPI women, Sec of State tells Commons. A Judicial Review into that decision is due to begin next month in the High Court. Report by @rightsnet .
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The @DWPgovuk is to ‘re-take’ its decision of last December not to compensate the 1950s #WASPI women, Sec of State tells Commons. A Judicial Review into that decision is due to begin next month in the High Court. Report by @rightsnet .
Winter Fuel Payment - ALL pensioners will get it in December 2025 from the left hand of @DWPgovuk but 2 million will have it taken back from April 2026 by the right hand of @HMRCgovuk details here bit.ly/43HJ1tA thanks to AI for drawing the cartoon for me
June 15, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Winter Fuel Payment - ALL pensioners will get it in December 2025 from the left hand of @DWPgovuk but 2 million will have it taken back from April 2026 by the right hand of @HMRCgovuk details here bit.ly/43HJ1tA thanks to AI for drawing the cartoon for me
As @DWPgovuk reveals who will lose PIP bit.ly/4kwuera it becomes even more difficult to suggest they can work or work harder to make up the loss. But it’s simpler to take £4.8bn off disabled people than raise taxes on wealthy people with good lawyers.
Older PIP claimants with bad backs to lose out most in reforms
Personal independence payments are much more likely to be cut for those with arthritis or aged over 40 than those with ADHD or in their twenties
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May 21, 2025 at 6:35 AM
As @DWPgovuk reveals who will lose PIP bit.ly/4kwuera it becomes even more difficult to suggest they can work or work harder to make up the loss. But it’s simpler to take £4.8bn off disabled people than raise taxes on wealthy people with good lawyers.
Around 575,000 people over pension age get the daily living component of PIP - they can’t apply for it at that age but they can keep it if they already have it. @DWPgovuk tells me the changes to the qualifying rules will not affect them because they are not routinely reassessed
March 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Around 575,000 people over pension age get the daily living component of PIP - they can’t apply for it at that age but they can keep it if they already have it. @DWPgovuk tells me the changes to the qualifying rules will not affect them because they are not routinely reassessed
New figures from @DWPgovuk: Child poverty has reached a record high. 4.5 million children below poverty line in 2023/24, an increase of 100,000 from previous year. @CPAGUK says it will rise to 4.8m by 2029/30 without action by Govt - scrapping 2 child limit & ending benefit cuts
March 27, 2025 at 10:42 AM
New figures from @DWPgovuk: Child poverty has reached a record high. 4.5 million children below poverty line in 2023/24, an increase of 100,000 from previous year. @CPAGUK says it will rise to 4.8m by 2029/30 without action by Govt - scrapping 2 child limit & ending benefit cuts
So @hmtreasury is forcing @DWPgovuk to find more savings, in part by cutting the Universal Credit Standard Allowance (after raising it a bit). Here's what the Green Paper said about the current position & why UC needs to rise: it's been cut so low it's driving destitution.
March 26, 2025 at 9:10 AM
So @hmtreasury is forcing @DWPgovuk to find more savings, in part by cutting the Universal Credit Standard Allowance (after raising it a bit). Here's what the Green Paper said about the current position & why UC needs to rise: it's been cut so low it's driving destitution.
Victims pay for government errors. The @DWPgovuk pays people the wrong amount sometimes for years because they chose not to check half the information they were given, then makes the carers repay the money, often thousands of pounds bit.ly/4kuT3nq
At least £357m in carer’s allowance paid out in error over past six years, charity finds
Exclusive: overpayments because of official failures led to debt and misery for hundreds of thousands of people
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May 20, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Victims pay for government errors. The @DWPgovuk pays people the wrong amount sometimes for years because they chose not to check half the information they were given, then makes the carers repay the money, often thousands of pounds bit.ly/4kuT3nq
Top @DWPgovuk boss says carers to blame for running up huge unmanageable debts in now deleted blog bit.ly/3XIJeJ4 they earned a bit too much on top of their £83.30 a week for at least 35 hours a week caring (£2.38 an hour) and DWP didn’t check HMRC information
Senior DWP civil servant blames victims for carer’s allowance scandal
Neil Couling said failings by individual claimants ‘at the heart’ of crisis, despite a report finding DWP shortcomings ‘unacceptable’
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December 7, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Top @DWPgovuk boss says carers to blame for running up huge unmanageable debts in now deleted blog bit.ly/3XIJeJ4 they earned a bit too much on top of their £83.30 a week for at least 35 hours a week caring (£2.38 an hour) and DWP didn’t check HMRC information
The @DWPgovuk takes nearly a quarter of the child maintenance it collects from recalcitrant fathers and passes on to mothers, costing each child for whom it is paid £320 a year bit.ly/3DFkwlV (and yes I do know sometimes - rarely - it is the other way around)
Child maintenance fees ‘would make loan sharks blush’
Department for Work and Pensions accused of using the poorest in society as ‘cash cows’ by charging 24% interest on the collect and pay service
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December 23, 2024 at 8:47 AM
The @DWPgovuk takes nearly a quarter of the child maintenance it collects from recalcitrant fathers and passes on to mothers, costing each child for whom it is paid £320 a year bit.ly/3DFkwlV (and yes I do know sometimes - rarely - it is the other way around)
This @DWPgovuk research study from 2006 is informing the UK Govt's Pathways to Work policy.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
However, Gemini flagged a few provisos 👇
It seems Labour is ignoring the provisos.
#Disability #PwME #WelfareReform
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
However, Gemini flagged a few provisos 👇
It seems Labour is ignoring the provisos.
#Disability #PwME #WelfareReform
April 11, 2025 at 7:22 AM
This @DWPgovuk research study from 2006 is informing the UK Govt's Pathways to Work policy.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
However, Gemini flagged a few provisos 👇
It seems Labour is ignoring the provisos.
#Disability #PwME #WelfareReform
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
However, Gemini flagged a few provisos 👇
It seems Labour is ignoring the provisos.
#Disability #PwME #WelfareReform
Fools rush in where angels fear tread. As an Alzheimer's carer for 40 years I despair, to announce the loss of winter fuel benefit within days of office to be followed by a hike in energy by 10% the vicious circle is almost complete. Apply online or call @DWPgovuk? With dementia?
August 23, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Fools rush in where angels fear tread. As an Alzheimer's carer for 40 years I despair, to announce the loss of winter fuel benefit within days of office to be followed by a hike in energy by 10% the vicious circle is almost complete. Apply online or call @DWPgovuk? With dementia?
Big thanks to @JoPlatt.bsky.social for sharing her challenging journey with #LongCovid. I agree - current @DWPgovuk approaches to assessment fail #pwLC, #pwME. Proposed changes will only worsen things, with devastating consequences. @longcovidsupport.bsky.social I’m with you - time to rethink!
Living with long Covid can be devestating – but it needn't be
Jo Platt MP says the system doesn’t recognise the experience of people with long Covid – ministers have a real opportunity to put this right.
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June 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Big thanks to @JoPlatt.bsky.social for sharing her challenging journey with #LongCovid. I agree - current @DWPgovuk approaches to assessment fail #pwLC, #pwME. Proposed changes will only worsen things, with devastating consequences. @longcovidsupport.bsky.social I’m with you - time to rethink!
Govt meanstesting winter fuel payment is causing @DWPgovuk severe problems. bit.ly/4gsx6n1 But headline is misleading. Anyone who applies by 21 December and qualifies will get WFP eventually. Tragic that thousands have applied because they need it but failed the meanstest
Only 6,000 more pensioners set to receive winter fuel benefit
Backlog of approvals for pension credit as cold weather arrives leads to fears that millions will miss out
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November 29, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Govt meanstesting winter fuel payment is causing @DWPgovuk severe problems. bit.ly/4gsx6n1 But headline is misleading. Anyone who applies by 21 December and qualifies will get WFP eventually. Tragic that thousands have applied because they need it but failed the meanstest
I’ve been an Alzheimer’s/Dementia carer (for my family) & I’m deeply concerned about the #GOVUK proposal to cut the winter fuel allowance. To suggest sufferers or carers apply for #DWPgovuk benefits is unrealistic many forget how to turn on TV let alone even have a PC #alzheimerssociety #DementiaUK
August 21, 2024 at 10:33 AM
I’ve been an Alzheimer’s/Dementia carer (for my family) & I’m deeply concerned about the #GOVUK proposal to cut the winter fuel allowance. To suggest sufferers or carers apply for #DWPgovuk benefits is unrealistic many forget how to turn on TV let alone even have a PC #alzheimerssociety #DementiaUK
The @DWPgovuk is supposed to recognise fetal valproate spectrum disorder but many families say the assessors and tribunals still aren't aware of valproate and its effects.
Campaigner @JanetWilliams99 says it underlines why redress for valproate victims is so necessary 7/8
Campaigner @JanetWilliams99 says it underlines why redress for valproate victims is so necessary 7/8
January 21, 2024 at 10:26 AM
The @DWPgovuk is supposed to recognise fetal valproate spectrum disorder but many families say the assessors and tribunals still aren't aware of valproate and its effects.
Campaigner @JanetWilliams99 says it underlines why redress for valproate victims is so necessary 7/8
Campaigner @JanetWilliams99 says it underlines why redress for valproate victims is so necessary 7/8
There's a nasty #scam text message going round about the winter allowance purporting to be from the @DWPgovuk. It's not, it's been sent by crooks. It's probably worth warning older folk who may be targeted to ignore it and report it as spam
December 11, 2024 at 4:24 PM
There's a nasty #scam text message going round about the winter allowance purporting to be from the @DWPgovuk. It's not, it's been sent by crooks. It's probably worth warning older folk who may be targeted to ignore it and report it as spam
Short trip over to Caxton House to meet the team at @DWPgovuk Legal Advisors.
I heard more about recent work on the Pensions Bill & the Fraud Bill, & an opportunity for me to say thank you for everything incredible @GovernmentLegal lawyers do to support & advise the Government.
I heard more about recent work on the Pensions Bill & the Fraud Bill, & an opportunity for me to say thank you for everything incredible @GovernmentLegal lawyers do to support & advise the Government.
June 16, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Short trip over to Caxton House to meet the team at @DWPgovuk Legal Advisors.
I heard more about recent work on the Pensions Bill & the Fraud Bill, & an opportunity for me to say thank you for everything incredible @GovernmentLegal lawyers do to support & advise the Government.
I heard more about recent work on the Pensions Bill & the Fraud Bill, & an opportunity for me to say thank you for everything incredible @GovernmentLegal lawyers do to support & advise the Government.
The Sunday Times is campaigning for Britain's valproate children to get the financial redress they were promised by an inquiry in 2020.
The children have lifelong needs that won't improve and yet the @DWPgovuk treats these families like every other benefit claimant. 2/8
The children have lifelong needs that won't improve and yet the @DWPgovuk treats these families like every other benefit claimant. 2/8
January 21, 2024 at 10:23 AM
The Sunday Times is campaigning for Britain's valproate children to get the financial redress they were promised by an inquiry in 2020.
The children have lifelong needs that won't improve and yet the @DWPgovuk treats these families like every other benefit claimant. 2/8
The children have lifelong needs that won't improve and yet the @DWPgovuk treats these families like every other benefit claimant. 2/8
“Let us know when she’s home & you are caring for her,” said the @DWPgovuk case handler.
But I was already caring — 24/7 in hospital, doing meds, feeding, fluids, personal care.
Hospital stepped back because they didn’t have the staff or training 🧵
But I was already caring — 24/7 in hospital, doing meds, feeding, fluids, personal care.
Hospital stepped back because they didn’t have the staff or training 🧵
June 9, 2025 at 9:48 PM
“Let us know when she’s home & you are caring for her,” said the @DWPgovuk case handler.
But I was already caring — 24/7 in hospital, doing meds, feeding, fluids, personal care.
Hospital stepped back because they didn’t have the staff or training 🧵
But I was already caring — 24/7 in hospital, doing meds, feeding, fluids, personal care.
Hospital stepped back because they didn’t have the staff or training 🧵
Please check that your loved ones know about #PensionCredit and help them find out if they're eligible ow.ly/AOJn50ThBVB
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September 19, 2024 at 5:33 AM
Please check that your loved ones know about #PensionCredit and help them find out if they're eligible ow.ly/AOJn50ThBVB
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M.E./C.F.S is lifelong. Stop harmful reassessments. Recognise it under the Severe
ConditionsCriteria @DWPgovuk @stephenctimms @patmcfaddenmp
#SCCforME
ConditionsCriteria @DWPgovuk @stephenctimms @patmcfaddenmp
#SCCforME
December 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
M.E./C.F.S is lifelong. Stop harmful reassessments. Recognise it under the Severe
ConditionsCriteria @DWPgovuk @stephenctimms @patmcfaddenmp
#SCCforME
ConditionsCriteria @DWPgovuk @stephenctimms @patmcfaddenmp
#SCCforME
The proposed changes to disability benefits have caused real concern. I brought together disability groups to discuss how people in Newcastle Central and West would be affected, and have written to the @DWPgovuk Minister to raise the most pressing issues
April 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The proposed changes to disability benefits have caused real concern. I brought together disability groups to discuss how people in Newcastle Central and West would be affected, and have written to the @DWPgovuk Minister to raise the most pressing issues
Steve Pollard, pictured below has had to go to multiple @DWPgovuk tribunals for his children where they have to justify their existence.
"The way they question you, it’s like they don’t believe most of what you say. They make you feel like you’re lying." 3/8
"The way they question you, it’s like they don’t believe most of what you say. They make you feel like you’re lying." 3/8
January 21, 2024 at 10:24 AM
Steve Pollard, pictured below has had to go to multiple @DWPgovuk tribunals for his children where they have to justify their existence.
"The way they question you, it’s like they don’t believe most of what you say. They make you feel like you’re lying." 3/8
"The way they question you, it’s like they don’t believe most of what you say. They make you feel like you’re lying." 3/8
Good to hear @stephenctimms talk about ‘economic prize’ of enabling more carers to stay in labour market + talking passionately about awful issues of Carers Allowance overpayments. Mentions 1 thing @DWPgovuk trying - sending text message when earnings tip over the threshold. 2/5
September 23, 2024 at 7:50 AM
Good to hear @stephenctimms talk about ‘economic prize’ of enabling more carers to stay in labour market + talking passionately about awful issues of Carers Allowance overpayments. Mentions 1 thing @DWPgovuk trying - sending text message when earnings tip over the threshold. 2/5