UK, Don't Abandon the Disabled!

Karen Sherlock was diabetic. Her symptoms included chronic kidney failure, partial blindness, a heart condition, and unpredictable bouts of severe vomiting. But the UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) told her to get back to work.

Karen, like many other disabled people, was deemed ineligible for any kind of Employment and Support Allowance. She recently died of heart failure, scared and abandoned by the government that should have cared for her.

Now, the DWP is trying to further cut funding for disabled people. It is completely unreasonable for the DWP to expect those with severe, debilitating long-term health issues, including cancer, to work. Tell the DWP to fulfill its commission and provide for the disabled!