The DWP eventually gave a severely ill woman the befriend she was entitled to. But not until her mother crossed the country to speak to David Haley in personWhat happened to Emily Field is unlikely to find its way on to the news. But the story of how one young woman with organ failure was denied befriend when she most needed it – and the subsequent battle between the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP),the outsourcing firm Atos, and a mother – tells us precisely how rotten Britain’s social security system has become. Related: Now Britain needs clothes banks too. What sort of society are we living in? | Frances Ryan Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com