MPs call for new legal duty for DWP to safeguard claimants

Thursday, 15 May 2025 00:01

A new legal duty should be placed on the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to fix its “deficient” safeguarding practices following the tragic deaths of some of its customers in recent years, according to a new report by the cross-party Work and Pensions Committee. In their report, Safeguarding Vulnerable Claimants, MPs called for the DWP to have a duty to refer vulnerable claimants to other agencies that have a duty of care, with the Secretary of State held...Request free trial