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MPs call for a change in the law to prevent applicants from suffering from the government department, which is supposed to help them.

Several people have died in recent years after the failure of the Department of Labor and Pensions (DWP).

A member of the party by the MPs says that new laws and “deeply rooted cultural changes” are necessary at the DWP to protect customers in need of protection.

A DWP spokesman said that the government has “currently advised a new security approach” that “supports really in need of protection”.

In recent years, the deaths of Errol Graham, Philippa Day and Kevin Galle have widely criticized the DWP for his treatment.

In Mr. Gales case, the forensic doctor emphasized that “current DWP procedures for people with mental illness may not be practical and can tighten symptoms”.

The examination heard of the number and length of the DWP forms that applicants had to fill out, the length of the telephone queue for DWP consultants and the requirement to make major distances for appointments for people affected by mental illnesses.

The report on Thursday reveals from the selection committee for work and pensions that the death of at least 274 people has been examined internally by the DWP since April 2015.

Such inquiries – internal process checks – are launched when the DWP has been abused, which has contributed to serious damage or protection of concern.

In the same period, 58 reviews were opened in cases where customers suffered damage – but the MPs said that the extent of the errors would probably be higher.

“The fact that people continue to harm after dealing with the DWP is a natural failure to secure the system,” said Debraham’s MP of the committee.

“Until recently, it was prioritized to bring people back to work to reduce the costs of support and care for people in need of protection,” added Ms. Abraham.

“We have heard evidence that the process of dealing with the DWP … too often led to mental stress.

“The deeply rooted cultural change of the DWP is urgently needed to rebuild trust and protect the heart of political development.

“The introduction of a legal obligation to secure the applicants in need of protection for the department is a fundamental part of it.”

The committee says that a new law that has blamed the State Secretary responsible for securing clients would ensure that everyone saw it as their responsibility for the protection of the applicants.

Carl, 44, a former roofer from Croydon, Südlondon, said his first interaction with the DWP was “a pretty bad and traumatic experience”.

He had to struggle with a degenerative background for 18 months, which had left him back with mobility problems and constant pain and required severe pain relievers.

After trying out a variety of less manual roles such as plaster and carpet adaptation in 2018, he found that he could no longer hold a job.

He applied for Universal Credit, his first application for performance, which led to an appointment in his local job center.

Carl says that the work coach is “very repellent and patronizing”.

“He said, ‘If you want money from us, you have to jump through these tires.’

“It almost felt like he was trying to imply that I was dishonest and would put it on.

“It was a very lovely answer. I wanted support to get a non -manual job.”

The 28-year-old Shannon Johnstone, who slept roughly about seven years ago before she turned to the DWP to get help, said the recommendations “will be absolutely life-changing for people … if they are done correctly”.

At the beginning of her claim, she remembers that the DWP told her: “We cannot help with her homelessness”, which was understandable, but repulsive.

She does not know if you have referred your case to homeless organizations that it was never told. Now she welcomes the recommendation to record the views of people with lived experience in the design, planning and implementation of the DWP directive.

“People who have gone through the system understand what it feels like to be interviewed by A [DWP] Inspector, “says Shannon, who is now working for the charity organization.

“You understand what it is like to collect a lot of paperwork. So if you are included in the design of the system, it will work so much better.”

In a statement, the DWP said that the government had committed to the protection of people who use their services and determine the broken welfare system inherited by us so that it works for those who need it “.

“That is why we are currently advising a new protection approach, and our reforms will improve people’s lives and rebuild trust by determining an approach that supports really endangered people.”

The spokesman added that the government encouraged people to hear their voices in the consultation and build a system that “works better for everyone”.