Is this truly Britain – a land that spies on sick and poor people? | Frances Ryan

The demonisation of benefit claimants affects us all. We should help disabled people – instead we wrongly accuse them

David’s world was torn apart one morning by an envelope on his doormat. The letter was from the Department for Work and Pensions, and its wording was cryptic: “We need to speak to you about your benefit amount.” But thanks to his years of volunteering as a welfare rights adviser, he was all too aware of what it could mean: he was being investigated for benefit fraud.

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