Petition · past parliament
End to the current DWP sanctions regime. It's time to #RethinkSanctions
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
In the report; Poverty and Decision-making, the Governments own "Behavioural Insights Team" have questioned the efficacy of benefit sanctions.
Evidence also supports them being responsible for increases in food bank use and similar emergency support services since 2010.
Evidence also supports them being responsible for increases in food bank use and similar emergency support services since 2010.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/oct/27/benefit-sanctions-food-banks-oxford-university-study?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Tweet
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/behavioural-insights-team-nudge-unit-benefits-welfare-conditionality-sanctions-counter-productive_uk_58089237e4b0dcd02990b798
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 27 Oct 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 31 Oct 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
31 Oct 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.