Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Dying man ‘has only 12p a day to eat’




‘A terminally ill man has been living off 12p a day for food after being refused benefits.

Peter Duut, a Dutch national who lives in Haverhill, has worked long hours as a carpenter in the UK for the past two-and-a-half years.

When he became terminally ill with cancer in April he tried to claim benefits, only to be told that he does not qualify.

Peter and his wife Laurel have since been unable to afford enough food, and are battling with the department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to give them enough money to live off.’

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