Family of Michael O’Sullivan,who killed himself after losing his incapacity benefit, say Work Capability Assessment process is broken and unsafeMichael O’ Sullivan was a family man who wanted to execute the right thing. A builder, and from Highgate in north London,he worked tough for his family until severe mental health problems made it impossible. But despite being signed off work by his GP after he was diagnosed with depression, O’Sullivan was ruled fit for work at the age of 60 by Department for Work and Pensions assessors. He killed himself on 24 September 2013.
OSullivan’s case caused outrage in September after it emerged a coroner had ruled his suicide was triggered by intense anxiety caused by his experience with the controversial work capability assessment (WCA) process.
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Source: theguardian.com