Stop sanctioning benefit claimants by withdrawing access to money.

Closed 61 signatures

What the petition asks

No one in the UK should be left without access to benefits. Sanctions lead to further poverty which can include loss of homes and sometimes to death.
Losing benefits is not a proportionate response to missed appointments. No one should be denied access to money.
It is time for sanctions to stop.

http://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/one-in-five-benefit-related-deaths-involved-sanctions-admits-dwp/

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/27/death-britains-benefits-system-fit-for-work-safety-net

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/benefits-sanction-resulted-in-my-brother-david-clapson-s-death-says-gill-thompson-as-she-pleads-for-a6911386.html

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/11/05/uk/uk-austerity-un-rapporteur-intl/index.html

Timeline

19 Nov 2018	Petition opened for signatures
19 May 2019	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 61

Status Closed

Opened 19 Nov 2018

Closed 19 May 2019

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