Rejected petition Abolish all benefit sanctions

Claimants should not lose their benefits unless they have been convicted of fraud. These sanctions are currently being applied for unfair or trivial reasons. Sanctions leave people unable to buy food and heat their homes,this is demonstrated by the increased use of foodbanks

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Austerity,Sanctions and the rise of food banks in the UK : BMJ 2015;350:h1775

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/106813

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Date submitted 9 December 2015
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