There was an interesting discussion on the topic of people dying after being declared fit for work on the BBC Radio 4 show "More or Less" that examines statistics in the news [1].
It's a few weeks since I listened, but part of the argument would be that you would expect the death rate to be higher as by definition some of this population is in less than perfect health. The death rate for those that weren't declared fit for work was higher as well.
Also between 2010 and 2014 total spending on welfare increased by £28 billion so austerity seems to be as much a PR exercise as anything <-- just to make clear, this wasn't part of the show.
It's a few weeks since I listened, but part of the argument would be that you would expect the death rate to be higher as by definition some of this population is in less than perfect health. The death rate for those that weren't declared fit for work was higher as well.
Also between 2010 and 2014 total spending on welfare increased by £28 billion so austerity seems to be as much a PR exercise as anything <-- just to make clear, this wasn't part of the show.
[1] http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06810qc