Single mum who took fatal overdose after benefits cut one of many deaths being reviewed
Philippa Day, 27, from Nottingham, was found collapsed at her home beside a letter rejecting her request for an at-home benefits assessment, and died after two months in a coma
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Philippa Day, 27, who took a fatal overdose in 2019 after her benefit payments were cut (Image: BBC)
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By Alex Homer
image copyrightFamily handout
image captionPhilippa Day (pictured left with her sister Imogen) took a fatal overdose and died in October 2019
The family of a woman who took a fatal overdose after her benefit payments were cut say they have begun a legal claim against the government.
Philippa Day, 27, was found collapsed at her Nottingham home beside a letter rejecting her request for an at-home benefits assessment in August 2019.
It comes amid calls for a wider inquiry into the Department for Work & Pensions handling of cases.
The DWP said: When, sadly, there is a tragic case we take it very seriously.
Mum, 27, who took fatal overdose after benefits cut by DWP one of many deaths under review
Government officials have carried out at least 150 reviews after people claiming benefits died or came to serious harm
09:47, 10 MAY 2021
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A single mum who took a fatal overdose after her benefits were cut is one of just many deaths set to be reviewed.
Government officials have carried out at least 150 reviews after people claiming benefits died or came to serious harm.
The Nottinghamshire people who died after loss or change of their benefits
“I think there will be many more that will be unrecorded.
04:00, 10 MAY 2021
Mum Philippa Day. (Image: Imogen Day)
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An investigation has revealed the stark reality behind the deaths of people who had been claiming benefits.
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