Ministers are doubling down on plans to toughen up the benefit sanctions regime despite internal research concluding they have limited effect getting people into work ChaplainChloe reports
Doubling down on the plans, a Government source argued the internal report “doesn’t consider the deterrent effect of sanctions in the first place – which is a huge part of the reason they exist”.
Morgan Wild, head of policy at Citizens Advice, warned the Government research shows “sanctions are causing hardship” among benefit claimants.: “People who have been sanctioned can end up earning less, being pushed off benefits or away from support altogether – and they’re increasingly coming to us for help.
Ministers had initially refused to share the research but were ordered to do so by the Information Commissioner. Sanctioned claimants earn on average £34 per month less than non-sanctioned claimants over a six-month period due to moving into lower-paid work, the report said.
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