The family of Errol Graham, the vulnerable 57-year old grandfather who died of starvation months after having his welfare benefits stopped, has demanded the government act urgently to minimise the chances of such tragedies happening again. The government must now ensure that Errol Graham’s family receive answers about exactly what happened.”She added: “This does not appear to be an isolated case and we now need a fully independent inquiry into deaths that may be linked to a social security decision. It has set up a case review panel, comprised of DWP officials, to investigate the Graham case and others like it. “Errol’s family ought to be given the opportunity to speak and highlight where things went wrong. That I wasn’t even told about the panel tells you all to need to know about the DWP.”

Source: The Guardian January 30, 2020 06:56 UTC