Abolish ‘Purely Punitive’ Benefit Sanctions Regime

‘Iain Duncan Smith has recently announced that the harsh and punitive benefit sanctions regime will be made ‘less aggressive’, in response to criticism from a parliamentary select committee. But does that go far enough?

The Work and Pensions Secretary said that people subjected to sanctions would from now on be given a “yellow card” or warning before the sanction is imposed.

People would be given a 14 day grace period to provide evidence of why a sanction should not be applied. The onus is on the person claiming benefits to provide evidence and account of any “non-compliance” with the strict codes of “conditionality”, which is a now fundamental part of eligibility for social security.’

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