Campaigners Voice Outrage at DWP’s Regime of Destitution

The DWP is operating a draconian sanctions regime that often penalises claimants for the department’s own mistakes, leaving people at risk of severe hardship and even homelessness, claims the charity Crisis. The charity spoke out against the DWP’s sanctions regime after the department released new figures on the number of sanctions imposed on those claiming Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA). Crisis made its claims with the publication of new report, ‘Dashed Hopes, Lives on Hold’, which has gathered the experiences of the charity’s clients placed on the Work Programme. It claims that many of the sanctions imposed were “unfair” or made in error.  Download a copy of the report from the Crisis website.