Second inquest into mother’s death after losing benefits hears of debt concerns

Jodey Whiting, 42, from Stockton-on-Tees, who killed herself after her benefits were stopped (Family handout/PA) - (PA Media)

A housebound disabled woman who killed herself after her benefits were cut left notes saying she was unable to pay her bills and had no food, a second inquest into her death has heard.

Jodey Whiting, 42, from Stockton-on-Tees, had been asked to attend a work capability assessment before her payments were stopped, but had not been well enough to attend, her mother told the Teesside Coroner.