Fears of another safeguarding catastrophe after DWP stops benefits of nearly 23,000 ESA claimants

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**New government figures show nearly 23,000 disabled people have failed to “migrate” from employment and support allowance to universal credit and have had their benefit claims closed, raising concerns over whether many of them have been left destitute.** Disabled campaigners warned this week that the figures highlighted an “appalling safeguarding failure”, with many claimants harassed through the…