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80,000 families face benefits cuts this Christmas as further sanctions are introduced
Monday, December 22, 2014 9:18
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The Public and Commercial Services Union said data provided by the Department for Work and Pensions showed 74,000 would lose more than £19million in Jobseeker’s Allowance
Around 80,000 families face benefit cuts of £250 this month in further sanctions against the jobless and disabled, it has been claimed.
The Public and Commercial Services Union said data provided by the Department for Work and Pensions showed 74,000 would lose more than £19million in Jobseeker’s Allowance.
PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: “Use of these sanctions has spiralled in recent years.
“But they do nothing but heap blame and misery on some of the poorest in society and should be scrapped.”
He added: “There is no evidence that stopping people’s benefits improves their chances of finding long-term employment.
“Many are being punished for simply turning up late to an interview or refusing to work for free for a profitable company on one of the government’s failing workfare schemes.
The union is opposed to the system, known as the stricter benefits regime, which means jobseekers can have their benefits removed for up to three years and which charities cite as a reason for the rise in the use of food banks.
But the DWP continues to claim there are no targets for advisers in job centres to refer people for sanctions.