{"id":5610,"date":"2026-01-11T14:58:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T14:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/todaynews11.online\/?p=5610"},"modified":"2026-01-11T14:58:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T14:58:06","slug":"phillip-herron-inside-a-single-dads-tragic-end-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/todaynews11.online\/?p=5610","title":{"rendered":"Phillip Herron: Inside a single dad\u2019s tragic end"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5611\" src=\"https:\/\/todaynews11.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/614003862_743112745540632_2018801353030239344_n-291x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/todaynews11.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/614003862_743112745540632_2018801353030239344_n-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/todaynews11.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/614003862_743112745540632_2018801353030239344_n.jpg 439w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<p>Phillip Herron, a 34-year-old single father from Durham, England, tragically took his own life in 2019 after being forced to wait weeks for his first Universal Credit payment. Struggling with nearly $25,000 in debt and unable to provide for his three children, Phillip\u2019s situation worsened as the system he relied on failed him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<p>The delay in receiving support, meant to help, instead pushed him to the edge. His mother, Sheena Derbyshire, discovered the extent of his financial struggles only after his death, finding eviction notices and heartbreaking messages.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11643\" src=\"https:\/\/currentnews-foryou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-160.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<p>Phillip\u2019s death sparked outrage, with many blaming the delays in Universal Credit for exacerbating his crisis. Sheena now speaks out to raise awareness about the devastating impact of these delays, urging others who may be struggling to seek help before it\u2019s too late. Tragically, Phillip\u2019s case is not unique\u2014other similar suicides have been linked to the system\u2019s failures. Sheena\u2019s message is clear: if changes aren\u2019t made, more lives could be lost.<\/p>\n<p>The Department for Work and Pensions expressed condolences but denied a direct link between the benefits system and his death, despite the overwhelming evidence of its impact on vulnerable claimants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Phillip Herron, a 34-year-old single father from Durham, England, tragically took his own life in 2019 after being forced to wait weeks for his first Universal Credit payment. Struggling &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaynews11.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaynews11.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaynews11.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaynews11.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaynews11.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5610"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/todaynews11.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5612,"href":"https:\/\/todaynews11.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5610\/revisions\/5612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaynews11.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaynews11.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaynews11.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}