Map of benefit sanctions shows cruelty, says homeless charity

[Legal Beagles]

A benefits sanction map of the UK shows how claimants are being treated with cruelty, according to the homeless charity Crisis. It said the map illustrates the “post code lottery” of sanctions – when claimants have their payments stopped. And it warned that homeless people are being affected disproportionately. However the government said that the […]
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[Kati]

Re: Map of benefit sanctions shows cruelty, says homeless charity

That is scary reading

Crisis said that there was no correlation between the figures and bad behaviour by claimants.However it did say that different policies by private sector companies delivering the Work Programme for the long-term unemployed might be a factor.
For example, sanctions rates in east London were much higher than in west London, reflecting different approaches by the service providers.
It said the overall picture was of a "chaotic system".