Man left suicide note sarcastically 'thanking' DWP and Universal Credit

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Brian Sycamore, 62, was having trouble getting Universal Credit despite struggling at home in Long Eaton, Derbyshire

A man who took his own life after running out of money for his electricity meter left a suicide note sarcastically "thanking" Universal Credit bosses, an inquest heard.His brother Henry Sycamore told his inquest yesterday he felt this battle was the main "trigger" for his suicide.

 

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GerardWoodhous1 I can only think that the DWP's response was sarcastic too!

This tory government are truly vile. All they care about are the rich and their corporate chums...creating a war on the poor while they are raking in mega money from tax evasion, second homes, fiddling expenses whilst feasting on lobster and getting drunk on subsidised champagne

That is awful what you think Mcvey

Whenever someone takes their own life, DWP always says suicide is 'complex' and that they can't be seen as a direct cause I knew there would eventually be someone who directly named them in their note, because I've considered it myself.

but the deputy coroner made no reference to dwp as a contributary factor. wonder why

DWP always will be a brutal department influenced by Government policy. They should be ashamed!!

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MirrorPolitics Finding yourself at the mercy of a petty bureaucrat who has endless forms and spanners to through in the works dangling the threat of having no money to feed yourself in sadistic, zombie delight at the suffering caused.

MirrorPolitics The process is unnecessary, humiliating and ultimately pointless. The scam artists are all collecting sick pay £1200 a month or so and under no scrutiny while job seekers are given £240 a month and forced to justify themselves every week.

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