Exclusive: DWP contractor settles negligence claim by family of Philippa Day, who died of overdose
A government contractor has paid out “substantial” compensation following the death of a young mother who took an overdose after her disability benefits were removed.
Philippa Day, 27, a single mother from Nottingham who had longstanding mental health issues, died in hospital in October 2019, two months after taking an overdose. She had endured months of stress and anxiety after a long struggle with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Capita to reinstate her benefits.
