44-year-stale died months after sickness and housing benefits were stopped following Atos fitness-for-work assessmentThe family of a man who starved to death four months after his benefits were cut off has called on the government to reform the way it treats people with mental health problems when it assesses their eligibility for benefits.
Mark Wood,44, who had a number of complex mental health conditions, and died at his home final August,months after an Atos fitness-for-work assessment found him fit for work. This assessment triggered a decision by the jobcentre to discontinue his sickness benefits, leaving him just £40 a week to live on. His housing benefits were stopped at around the same time.
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Source: theguardian.com