Welfare Sanctions and Conditionality in the UK

Conditional welfare arrangements require people to behave in a certain way to access cash benefits, housing or support services. These conditions tend to be enforced through penalties or ‘sanctions’ that reduce, suspend or end access to these goods. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has produced a round-up which considers how effective welfare conditionality is, what the impacts are, how different groups fare, and to what extent it can be morally justified. Download the report from the JRF website.