tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post302614593387426262..comments2024-02-29T10:55:43.449-08:00Comments on Watching A4e: The sanctions reportUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-44792336026057054522014-07-26T01:47:50.938-07:002014-07-26T01:47:50.938-07:00The Daily Mirror reports Nick Clegg's Youth Co...The Daily Mirror reports Nick Clegg's Youth Contract will no longer be funded from August.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-40650503261397830152014-07-24T10:47:52.066-07:002014-07-24T10:47:52.066-07:00I should add that as part of her excuse she claime...I should add that as part of her excuse she claimed that the David could have accessed the hardship fund but as the above report highlights claimants are NOT being told of this option by staff i.e. benefit centres are NOT following correct 'procedure'!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-5672233016356280222014-07-24T08:21:23.125-07:002014-07-24T08:21:23.125-07:00This is supposed to be a civilised country! Why i...This is supposed to be a civilised country! Why is this happening? and being allowed to go on in Britain today? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-51300854145271003202014-07-24T01:58:10.482-07:002014-07-24T01:58:10.482-07:00The death of David Clapson is a damming indictment...The death of David Clapson is a damming indictment of the current sanctions regime.<br /><br />David was someone who had worked AND served his country in some of the worst post-war battle conditions. Someone who had worked hard and paid his way, yet he had his benefit stopped and died as a consequence. <br /><br />The letter sent by Claire McGuckin, head of benefit centres, to the family is not only unsympathetic but reveals a fundamental problem with the sanction system.<br /><br />In the letter she defends the decision to stop David's benefit by saying 'that the correct administrative procedure was followed'.<br /><br />What McGuckin fails to appreciate is that it is the CONSEQUENCE of this procedure that led to the death of David and it is flawed if it leaves people without food.<br /><br />The defence that McGuckin uses is very damaging as it will only encourage FURTHER benefit conditionality if the DWP can hide behind the anonymity of 'administrative procedure' and avoid responsibility for their actions.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-24937853786538044132014-07-23T13:14:37.650-07:002014-07-23T13:14:37.650-07:00Anyone seen the news that Remploy being privatised...Anyone seen the news that Remploy being privatisedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com