New research reveals:
• 31% of homeless people on Job Seekers Allowance have been
sanctioned, compared to just 3% of typical claimants
• Nearly a third of services report homeless people being
sanctioned while facing poor mental health, learning difficulties or substance
misuse problems
• The majority report clients being pushed into debt, food
poverty and survival crime
• Services report clients’ existing problems getting worse
as a result of sanctions, with only a minority being motivated by sanctions to
find employment
• The report calls for changes to the sanctions regime to
take into account the issues homeless people are trying to overcome
A High Cost to Pay, a report published by Homeless Link,
indicates that individuals who have experienced homelessness are being
disproportionately affected by benefit sanctions. Download a copy of the report
from the Homeless Link website.
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