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Wednesday 6 May 2015

Welfare cuts and suicides revelations

Compiled by Dude Swhatie of Kwug from email inbox content

The Guardian reveals:(1)

Revealed: hitlist of welfare cuts facing next chancellor

Exclusive: ‘Extremely controversial’ ideas drawn up by civil servants include benefit freeze and making it harder for sick people to claim state aid, leaked papers show...
Green Party Work & Pensions Spokesperson's follow-up to Daily Politics Welfare Debate (2)

Green Party calls on Duncan Smith to  apologise for misleading public over benefit claimant deaths


7 May 2015

The Green Party has requested that Iain Duncan Smith, Secetary of State for Work and Pensions, issue a formal apology for misleading the public after  he denied knowledge of the number of benefit claimant deaths shown to be caused by suicide.

Contrary to Mr Smith's statement, issued whilst taking part in a BBC Daily Politics debate on Welfare, research by the Disability News Service (DNS) has found that the Department for Work and Pensions has withheld research showing that over 40 benfit claimant deaths since 2012 have been linked to suicide.(3)

Commenting on the exposure by the DNS, Jonathan Bartley, Green Party Spokesperson for Work and Pensions, said: ....


Notes
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(2) https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2015/05/06/green-party-calls-on-duncan-smith-to-apologise-for-misleading-public-over-benefit-claimant-deaths/
(3) http://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/information-watchdog-to-probe-dwps-secret-reviews-on-benefit-deaths/

Green Party calls on Duncan Smith to apologise for misleading public over benefit claimant deaths

6 May 2015
The Green Party has requested that Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, issue a formal apology for misleading the public after he denied knowledge of the number of benefit claimant deaths shown to be caused by suicide.
Contrary to Mr. Smith's statement, issued whilst taking part in a BBC Daily Politics debate on Welfare, research by the Disability News Service (DNS) has found that the Department for Work and Pensions has withheld research showing that over 40 benefit claimant deaths since 2012 have been linked to suicide.
- See more at: https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2015/05/06/green-party-calls-on-duncan-smith-to-apologise-for-misleading-public-over-benefit-claimant-deaths/#sthash.bK0iHG1o.dpuf

Green Party calls on Duncan Smith to apologise for misleading public over benefit claimant deaths

6 May 2015
The Green Party has requested that Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, issue a formal apology for misleading the public after he denied knowledge of the number of benefit claimant deaths shown to be caused by suicide.
Contrary to Mr. Smith's statement, issued whilst taking part in a BBC Daily Politics debate on Welfare, research by the Disability News Service (DNS) has found that the Department for Work and Pensions has withheld research showing that over 40 benefit claimant deaths since 2012 have been linked to suicide.
- See more at: https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2015/05/06/green-party-calls-on-duncan-smith-to-apologise-for-misleading-public-over-benefit-claimant-deaths/#sthash.bK0iHG1o.dpuf

Green Party calls on Duncan Smith to apologise for misleading public over benefit claimant deaths

6 May 2015
The Green Party has requested that Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, issue a formal apology for misleading the public after he denied knowledge of the number of benefit claimant deaths shown to be caused by suicide.
Contrary to Mr. Smith's statement, issued whilst taking part in a BBC Daily Politics debate on Welfare, research by the Disability News Service (DNS) has found that the Department for Work and Pensions has withheld research showing that over 40 benefit claimant deaths since 2012 have been linked to suicide.
- See more at: https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2015/05/06/green-party-calls-on-duncan-smith-to-apologise-for-misleading-public-over-benefit-claimant-deaths/#sthash.bK0iHG1o.dpuf

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