Make it illegal to sanction families with disabled, children or elderly people.

Closed 3,112 signatures

What the petition asks

Teachers are dealing with children who are coming to school hungry because their families have had their benefits sanctioned. Government is knowingly relying on food banks to fill the gap, when once the state would do this. Vulnerable families with disabled, children and elderl people are starving.

This article comments on a report which shows that nearly 100,000 children are affected by benefits sanctions: http://www.methodist.org.uk/news-and-events/news-releases/new-report-nearly-100000-children-affected-by-benefit-sanctions-in-201314

In Scotland, 3000 families are affected when parents have their benefits sanctioned for "not doing enough to find work": http://www.sundaypost.com/news-views/uk/uk-government-welfare-sanctions-benefits-ruling-forcing-kids-to-go-hungry-1.854524

Timeline

15 Oct 2015	Petition opened for signatures
15 Apr 2016	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 3,112

Status Closed

Opened 15 Oct 2015

Closed 15 Apr 2016

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