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Lanarkshire Live

Grieving Lanarkshire gran left suicidal after £20k Universal Credit debt demand bungle

A Lanarkshire gran was left suicidal after wrongly being issued with an almost £20,000 debt demand from the Department of Work and Pensions.

Christina Goss was told that she was not entitled to claim the benefit despite being classed as long-term sick due to her severe memory loss and depression.

The 62-year-old made a successful application for the state assistance after being deemed to have 'limited capacity for work-related activities' and was approved in January 2020 without issue.

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