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by anon1385 3776 days ago
http://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/coroners-ground-breakin...

>A coroner has demanded that the government takes action to prevent future deaths of disability benefit claimants, after concluding in a “ground-breaking” inquest verdict that a disabled man killed himself as a direct result of being found “fit for work”.

>It is believed to be the first time that a coroner has blamed the work capability assessment (WCA) process for directly causing the death of a claimant.