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Friday 28 February 2014

Latest stats on benefits sanctions

 
The total number of sanctions imposed on benefit claimants in the year to September 2013 was 897,690 – the highest figure for any 12-month period since jobseeker's allowance was introduced in 1996 – according to figures published by the Department for Work and Pensions.
 
 
    and you wonder why food bank usage has rocketed..

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