Especially Stupid Sanctions.
We congratulate Birmingham Against the Cuts for this, which the Daily Mirror reproduced a couple of days ago.
System not doing its job.
Being sanctioned – losing your benefits over an apparent misdemeanour – is commonplace.
I’ve had many letters from people trapped in a Kafka-esque nightmare – pushed to food banks, loan sharks, hunger and sometimes homelessness by a “computer says no” system.
Some sanctions can last months.
So, thanks to Birmingham Against The Cuts for producing A Selection of Especially Stupid Sanctions.
All of the below are true stories and are fully sourced at www.birminghamagainstthecuts.wordpress.com.
1. You attend a work programme interview, so you miss your job centre appointment – SANCTION
2. You apply for more jobs than required in your agreement but forgot to put down that you checked the local paper – SANCTION
3. It’s Christmas Day. You don’t do any job search…
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