The death of vulnerable Nottingham man Errol Graham found starved in 2018 has been described as "utterly heartbreaking" in a parliamentary debate on his case. Mr Graham, 57, weighed just four-and-a-half stone when he was found dead at his flat in Radford.
The Employment Support Allowance (ESA) Mr Graham was claiming had been stopped eight months before his death as he had not responded to DWP requests for information to review his entitlement. A report published last month by the Nottingham City Safeguarding Adults Board found failings by the DWP, Mr Graham's GP practice and his social landlord which meant there were "missed opportunities" to save him.
During a debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday (June 6), the Government was questioned on why it had not passed crucial information from Mr Graham's 2014 work capability assessment to the team which produced last month's report. Nottingham South's Labour MP Lilian Greenwood said: "In failing to share that 2014 assessment, the DWP did not assist the local authority in its really important duty."
