Fwd: A Selection of Especially Stupid Benefit Sanctions

Sun Oct 6 23:17:10 BST 2013

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>From: "Come on, just print some treasury money and you can pay for 
>everything" <jenny.m.smith at dsl.pipex.com>
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>Subject: A Selection of Especially Stupid Benefit Sanctions
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><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/>A Selection of Especially Stupid 
>Social Security <http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/>'Sanctions'
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>Cruel, arbitrary and ridiculous reasons why people have their benefits stopped
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61753823556>Text
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>Your gran dies during the night. The next morning your partner calls 
>the job centre and asks if you can come in the following day 
>instead. The centre agrees, and you sign in the next day. Then you 
>get a letter stating that you failed to sign in and would be 
>sanctioned if you don't reply within seven days. You reply, 
>explaining the situation. The job centre gives you a six-week 
>sanction for not replying.
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>Source: 
><http://www.netmums.com/coffeehouse/general-coffeehouse-chat-514/news-current-affairs-topical-discussion-12/979049-unfair-job-centre-sanctions.html#post9708496>Mari-claire 
>M at Netmums
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61753823556>September 20, 2013
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61753823556#notes>1 note
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61587732680>Text
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>You get a job interview. It's at the same time as your job centre 
>appointment, so you reschedule the job centre. You attend your 
>rearranged appointment and then get a letter saying your benefits 
>will be stopped because going to a job interview isn't a good enough 
>reason to miss an appointment.
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>Source: 
><http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2347281/Unemployed-graduate-benefits-stopped-missing-job-centre-appointment-INTERVIEW.html>Daily 
>Mail
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61587732680>September 20, 2013
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61587732680#notes>31 notes
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61751935836>Text
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>You've signed in on time, been to interviews and applied for work. 
>Your job centre advisor suggests you make a two-line change to your 
>CV, which you do, but fail to give the updated CV to the job centre 
>(you weren't told you had to). You are sanctioned for four weeks.
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>Source: 
><http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=4638603>nciaw36 
>  at MoneySavingExpert
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61751935836>September 20, 2013
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61682851682>Text
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>You work for 20 years and then miss a job centre appointment because 
>you haven't had the process clearly explained. You are sanctioned for 3 weeks.
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>Source: 
><https://twitter.com/politicalhackuk/status/335082791144411136>Councillor 
>John O'Shea
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61682851682>September 20, 2013
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61703239017>Text
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>You get a job that starts in two weeks time. You don't look for work 
>while you are waiting for the job to start. You're sanctioned.
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>Source: 
><http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/feb/10/york-living-wage-spending-cuts-poverty-spreads>The 
>Guardian
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61703239017>September 19, 2013
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61703239017#notes>11 notes
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61703139514>Text
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>You are forced to retire due to a heart condition, and you claim 
>Employment and Support Allowance. During your assessment you have a 
>heart attack. You are sanctioned for not completing your assessment.
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>Source: 
><http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmhansrd/cm130319/debtext/130319-0002.htm#column_839>Debbie 
>Abrahams MP
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61703139514>September 19, 2013
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61703139514#notes>34 notes
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61687679773>Text
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>It's Christmas Day and you don't fill in your job search evidence 
>form to show that you've looked for all the new jobs that are 
>advertised on Christmas Day. You are sanctioned. Merry Christmas.
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>Source: 
><https://twitter.com/PovertyAlliance/statuses/316531225198211072>Poverty 
>Alliance
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61687679773>September 19, 2013
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61702952784>Text
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>You are given a training appointment that clashes with your job 
>centre appointment. The job centre is unwilling to rearrange its 
>appointment and tells you to get a letter from the training 
>organisation. The training organisation says it doesn't provide letters.
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>Source: 
><http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmhansrd/cm130319/debtext/130319-0002.htm#column_847>Russell 
>Brown MP
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61702952784>September 19, 2013
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61756163356>Text
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>You apply for three jobs one week and three jobs the following 
>Sunday and Monday. Because the job centre week starts on a Tuesday 
>it treats this as applying for six jobs in one week and none the 
>following week. You are sanctioned for 13 weeks for failing to apply 
>for three jobs each week.
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>Source: 
><http://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk/news/local-news/benefit-cut-in-job-hunt-row-1-6038130>Pontefract 
>and Castleford Express (via 
><http://welfaretales.wordpress.com/2013/09/13/crazy-unemployment-benefit-sanctions-2/>Benefit 
>Tales)
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61756163356>September 19, 2013
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61756163356#notes>1 note
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61702831092>Text
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>You miss your job centre appointment due to the funeral of a close 
>family relative. You are sanctioned.
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>Source: 
><http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmhansrd/cm130319/debtext/130319-0002.htm#column_836>Derek 
>Twigg MP
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61702831092>September 19, 2013
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61702702754>Text
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>You've been unemployed for seven months and are forced onto a 
>workfare scheme in a shop miles away, but can't afford to travel. 
>You offer to work in a nearer branch but are refused and get 
>sanctioned for not attending your placement.
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>Source: 
><http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmhansrd/cm130319/debtext/130319-0002.htm#column_836>Caroline 
>Lucas MP
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61702702754>September 19, 2013
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61702032237>Text
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>You have a job interview which overruns so you arrive at your job 
>centre appointment 9 minutes late. You get sanctioned for a month.
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>Source: 
><http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?353511-Work-programme-is-unreal!>jsdk 
>at Consumer Action
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61702032237>September 19, 2013
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61702032237#notes>10 notes
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61701813354>Text
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>You can't afford to travel to look for work so you get sanctioned.
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>Source: 
><https://twitter.com/RTCAB/status/278572512114249728>Citizens Advice Bureau
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61701813354>September 19, 2013
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61753980032>Text
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>Your job centre advisor suggests a job. When you go online to apply 
>it says the job has "expired" so you don't apply. You are sanctioned 
>for 13 weeks.
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>Source: 
><http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130726102457AAnCm6B>Penny 
>at Yahoo! Answers
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61753980032>September 19, 2013
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61753980032#notes>2 notes
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>You miss your job centre appointment as it clashes with your work 
>programme interview. You get sanctioned.
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>Source: 
><https://twitter.com/RTCAB/status/278572512114249728>Citizens Advice Bureau
><http://stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/post/61701696881>September 19, 2013
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