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Dad tried to kill himself while on phone to DWP over Universal Credit misery
3:12am PST - January 1st, 2019 2018 - MirrorDean Lovell-Payne, 52, took a massive overdose in September 2018 after having to endure almost three months without receiving any benefits at all