Government @Number10gov to overhaul #benefits #sanctions regime - - TopicsExpress



          

Government @Number10gov to overhaul #benefits #sanctions regime - Independent #report shows systematic failings in the way #BbenefitSanctions are communicated and processed The government is to overhaul the way it treats benefit recipients threatened by sanctions, after an independent report it commissioned showed systematic failings in the process, including disproportionate burdens placed on the most vulnerable. The report found that the way in which the Department for Work and Pensions - DWP communicated with claimants was legalistic, unclear and confusing. The most #vulnerable #claimants were often left at a loss as to why their benefits were stopped and frequently they were not informed about hardship payments to which they were entitled, the report said. It also revealed serious flaws in how sanctions were imposed; providers of the governments work programme were required to bring in sanctions when they knew the claimants had done nothing wrong, leaving those people sent from pillar to post. The independent report was written for the #DWP by Matthew Oakley, a respected welfare expert who has worked as an economic adviser for the Treasury. Both UnemployedNet & Respect For the Unemployed & Benefit Claimants submitted evidence to the #OakleyReview
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 12:37:05 +0000

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