A mother's job /
by Dove, Joy; Cusack, Ann, (Ghostwriter); Cusack, Joe.
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BookPublisher: London : Mirror Books, 2022Description: ix, 249 pages ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781915306159 (pbk.) :; 1915306159 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 941.0861 DOVSubject(s): Whiting, Jodey | Dove, Joy -- Family | Welfare state -- Great Britain | Social justice -- Great Britain | Mothers and daughters | History | History | True stories of heroism, endurance & survival | European history | Social discrimination & equal treatmentSummary: While Jodey Whiting was stuck in hospital battling pneumonia over Christmas, a letter dropped on her doormat from the Department of Work and Pensions, asking her to attend an assessment. It was a letter she never saw. Despite suffering from major health problems and needing daily care, the powers- that-be callously halted benefit payments for the mum-of-nine. While waiting for her appeal, and with no money coming in, Jodey killed herself, aged just 42. Another DWP letter pronouncing her 'fit to work' was sent to her home three days after her tragic death. 'A Mother's Job' is the story of how Jodey's mum Joy Dove, 67, took on the system - and won justice for her daughter. A former cleaner and shop-worker, she is intimidated by nothing and nobody.
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While Jodey Whiting was stuck in hospital battling pneumonia over Christmas, a letter dropped on her doormat from the Department of Work and Pensions, asking her to attend an assessment. It was a letter she never saw. Despite suffering from major health problems and needing daily care, the powers- that-be callously halted benefit payments for the mum-of-nine. While waiting for her appeal, and with no money coming in, Jodey killed herself, aged just 42. Another DWP letter pronouncing her 'fit to work' was sent to her home three days after her tragic death. 'A Mother's Job' is the story of how Jodey's mum Joy Dove, 67, took on the system - and won justice for her daughter. A former cleaner and shop-worker, she is intimidated by nothing and nobody.
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