Thursday 10 April 2014

Cambridge microbiologist Robert Barlow dies penniless in Liverpool after his benefits were withdrawn - despite him needing a new heart | Cambridge News | Latest News Headlines From Cambridge City & Cambridgeshire | National News | Cambridge News

Cambridge microbiologist Robert Barlow dies penniless in Liverpool after his benefits were withdrawn - despite him needing a new heart | Cambridge News | Latest News Headlines From Cambridge City & Cambridgeshire | National News | Cambridge News


Mrs Westland added: “Robert was dying and he accepted that. I feel he should have been left to enjoy what little time he had left.”
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) says Mr Barlow initially challenged the decision to stop his benefits but the appeal was withdrawn – because, according to Mrs Westland, he felt too ill to fight the case.


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