Teenager took his own life after Jobcentre staff threatened to axe his benefits

‘A Teesside teenager took his own life after Jobcentre staff threatened to stop his Jobseeker’s Allowance benefit, an inquest into his death has heard.
David Brown, 18, an avid Middlesbrough fan, took his life the day he was due to sign-on because of being put under “immense pressure” to find work, the Gazette Live reports.
Speaking to his mother shortly before his tragic death, David said he wasn’t surprised that benefit claimants were committing suicide, due to “the way the Jobcentre treat people”.’
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