'My benefits have been severely cut...I cannot survive without any money': Mum, 27, took her own life after 'multiple errors' with her benefits claim
direct to your inboxA mum took her own life following 'multiple errors' with her benefits claim, a coroner has ruled.Philippa Day was found unconscious in August 2019, next to a letter from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) that had been sent by Capita, the PIP assessment provider, an inquest into her death heard.The 27-year-old, known as Pip, had taken an overdose and sadly died in hospital weeks later.Assistant Coroner for Nottinghamshire, Gordon Clow, criticised Capita and the DWP, identifying 30 'problems' with the way her claim was handled.Miss Day, from Mapperley, Nottinghamshire, had been diagnosed with emotionally unstable personality disorder and suffered with agoraphobia.