{"id":249964,"date":"2025-06-04T21:04:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T20:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mother-fears-benefit-cuts-will-lead-to-more-deaths-like-her-daughters\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T21:04:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T20:04:38","slug":"mother-fears-benefit-cuts-will-lead-to-more-deaths-like-her-daughters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mother-fears-benefit-cuts-will-lead-to-more-deaths-like-her-daughters\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother fears benefit cuts will lead to more deaths like her daughter\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/JCmBSFMowKI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Mother fears benefit cuts will lead to more deaths like her daughter\u2019s\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JCmBSFMowKI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The mother of a woman who took her own life after her benefits were wrongly stopped has told Channel 4 News that she fears more people will die like her daughter because of imminent benefit cuts.<\/p>\n<p>(Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe) <\/p>\n<p>An inquest into Jodey Whiting&#8217;s death found the actions of the Department for Work and Pensions &quot;triggered&quot; the 42-year-old&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p>Joy Dove fought for eight years to expose the failings that led to her daughter taking her own life.  <\/p>\n<p>And if you&#8217;ve been affected by any of the issues in that report, you can seek help by going to Channel4.com\/support <\/p>\n<p>Reporter: Alex Thomson<br \/>\nProducer: Jamie Roberton<br \/>\nPicture Editor: Louise Betteridge<br \/>\nCamera: Philippa Collins<br \/>\nGraphics: Fabrizio Viani<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nFollow us:<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The mother of a woman who took her own life after her benefits were wrongly stopped has told Channel 4 News that she fears more people will die like her daughter because of imminent benefit cuts. 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