This petition was submitted during the 2015–2017 Conservative government
Petition Parliamentary enquiry examining fully the DWP and the use of sanctions
The DWP give cruel, arbitary and ridiculous reasons for stopping benefits. This leads to greater poverty, reliance on food banks, homelessness, hopelessness and suicide.
A parliamentary enquiry similar to the enquiry held over Sports Direct.
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www.dwpunspun.org.uk
www.rnib.org.uk/dwp-s
60 yr old amputee war veteran had benefits stopped for selling Poppies
Successful job applicants with a starting date in two weeks time, have benefits stopped because they did not continue to search for work in that two week period
A job applicants interview is longer than anticipated leading to benefit sanctions for one month because they are 9 minutes late for the Job Centre
Benefits have been stopped because no job search took place on Christmas day
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