#Dispatches reporter @richardbutchins is investigating the harm caused by the way the Department for Work and Pensions implements the #disabilitybenefits system. 1/
One of the experts who advised the Department for Work and Pensions on the benefit system, and raised concerns was clinical psychologist Professor Geoff Shepherd. 2/
#Dispatches conducted a survey which shows many disabled people feel this system impacts their health. We contacted 80,000 disabled benefit claimants and had over 3,500 responses. 3/
13% of those who responded said they had attempted suicide as a result of interacting with this system. 4/ 
32% said they had planned suicide because of the system. 5/
And 61% said the system caused them to have suicidal thoughts. 6/
93% felt it has made their mental health worse. 7/
89% said it aggravated their pre-existing conditions. 8/
And almost two-thirds said it has caused them new health problems.9/
The Department for Work and Pensions told us:
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