Submitted on Wednesday 9th December 2015
Rejected on Thursday 10th December 2015
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
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
Austerity,Sanctions and the rise of food banks in the UK : BMJ 2015;350:h1775
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