https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/administrativeerror/Recent content in administrativeerror on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usFri, 26 Jun 2026 05:27:04 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/dwp-letter-mistakenly-declares-claimants-dead-leaving-recipients-horrified/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:27:04 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/dwp-letter-mistakenly-declares-claimants-dead-leaving-recipients-horrified/The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has sparked distress among claimants after wrongly notifying individuals and local councils that they had died. This shocking administrative mistake led to the suspension of key benefit payments, including Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Pension Credit, Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB), and state pensions. Barbara Skedd, a claimant from North West Leicestershire, shared her ordeal with the BBC, expressing that she was left in “absolute horror” when she received a letter confirming her supposed death.