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Benefit sanctions

I am signed off sick with depression & severe anxiety by my doctor. U.C have sanctioned all my benefit because I wasn't well enough to attend a work coach meeting. 9 months I have been without money now & I'm destitute! Check out my story on
I am trying to raise funds to survive the winter at gofundme.com/benefit sanctions. I have no money for gas or electric and have no family to turn to as both my parents died of terminal cancer a few years ago. If anybody can help I would be very grateful

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Im sooo sorry your going through this 😕
With regards to your Electric and Gas have you been able to speak to your supplier? Most suppliers can help you if you have no money to put on each I know econemy do as I've had to ask before they take the money back everyday or each week. Also ask about warm home and see if your entitled to that too.
I hope you get some help soon 🙂🙂
Im sooooo pleased for you to finally having all this nightmare sorted and just in time for Christmas xxx
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So sorry to hear that you have been treat like this, its disgusting. Animals are treat better!
If you ring your gas and electric supplier they are emergency grants available for people in crisis just like Reeneroo1980 quoted in the above post. Which supplier are you with I know EDF so many others offer this service for emergency's. You maybe entitled to the warm home discount grant as well. This is a payment of £140 per year, so if you have a prepayment meter they will normally credit your electricity by sending out a key with the credit on it. However you will need to complete an online form for this and it has to be claimed from and in between the months of October to March every year. Its really easy to do and it is worth completing the form because they will do the checks to see if you are eligible. You maybe able to get an hardship payment even if you have had your benefits sanctioned. You normally have to contact your local council or job centre for this. I have found a phone number for the warm home discount scheme team Tel:03456039439.
Hope this helps and I hope next year is much better for you.
Take care