The current system of benefit sanctions has been shown to have a profoundly negative impact on the health, finances and wellbeing of those affected. PLP is particularly concerned with the lawfulness of the benefit sanctioning regime and how it affects marginalised people, especially those with disabilities.
The aims of our benefit sanctions work are to ensure that:
Drawing on our conference in early 2020 – Benefit Sanctions: What’s next? – the Public Law Project and the University of York have published a short-form strategy for civil society organisations working to improve the system. Download: Benefits Sanctions: Strategies for Civil Society Benefits Sanctions: Strategies for Civil Society outlines four main problems with the…
A Claimant Commitment should help someone understand what the DWP expects from them so they can receive their Universal Credit money. If they ever have a sanction imposed on their claim, their Claimant Commitment should also help them to understand what it is that the DWP think has gone wrong. This is why it is…