By Zoie O'brien For Mailonline
Published: 23:48 GMT, 12 February 2019 | Updated: 23:48 GMT, 12 February 2019
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Jeff Hayward had worked for 25 years in a warehouse before he fell ill
An unwell grandfather who was deemed fit to work by benefits assessors has won his case – seven months after he died.
Jeff Hayward's family was told last month he should have been entitled to the highest rate of employment support allowance (ESA) even though he was refused it.
Mr Hayward, 52, worked for 25 years until losing his position in a warehouse in November 2016, The Guardian reports.
The father-of-two and grandfather developed a painful bacterial skin infection, on his legs and his GP said he was not fit to work.
Yet when he went for assessment the grandfather from Clitheroe, Lancashire, was awarded no points and had his benefits removed.
Seven months ago, in July 2017, he died from a heart attack. Last
