Sanctioned. How can I have it lifted? Can I appeal?
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huney
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Hello my uc has been sanctioned and I wonder if anyone can help with this? How do I have the sanction lifted and can I appeal? It’s totally unfair we were already struggling with his work being hit because of Covid and now this
it feels like they’re just using it as way to recoup some money. What do they expect people to do when they stop their money? How does it even help anyone?
it feels like they’re just using it as way to recoup some money. What do they expect people to do when they stop their money? How does it even help anyone?
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Hi
Did you post recently about not attendib a work review and that they had warned about sanction ?
Sorry if this was not you
If so you need to follow the advise given and rearrange the appointment
If this isn't the case you need to find out the reason for 4ye sanction and talk to dwp as we don't know the reason why sorry -
What reason has been given?
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Unless we know the reason we can't advise as it would be guess work.2024 The year of the general election...the time for change is coming 💡
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janer1967 said:Hi
Did you post recently about not attendib a work review and that they had warned about sanction ?
Sorry if this was not you
If so you need to follow the advise given and rearrange the appointment
If this isn't the case you need to find out the reason for 4ye sanction and talk to dwp as we don't know the reason why sorry
I really don’t know what to doMarkN88 said:What reason has been given?I don’t get why they have sanctions at all. You miss an appointment so they stop you being able to put food on the table? It’s bs -
I get your frustration but they have sanctions so claimants whi want to get benefits have to meet their commitments
You have valid reason for not attending have you spoke I'm person to your work coach -
I still think sanctions are crazy, I can’t see how they do anything but create more poverty or wrongly penalise someone.I spoke to my work coach but she’s been so unsympathetic and is the one that referred me for sanction in the first place. Surely they have to give more than a couple of hours notice?So what do we do for money?
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hardship payments:
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/universal-credit/sanctions/hardship-payment/
2024 The year of the general election...the time for change is coming 💡 -
woodbine said:
although surely other people can see the madness? I’m on a low income with a disabled child and already struggled month to month which is why we get UC and now because of their error or “sanction” we have to take a loan from them so we can afford food and then pay it back from our future uc meaning we struggle more in the future too. So the sanction isn’t just short term it means we struggle for months and months and have to get into debt to get money -
Hello
Just a quick question..
Do you claim Disability Living Allowance (for under 16's) or Personal Independence Payments (over 16's) for your son?
If so, and you care for him 35hours (or more) a week, you should be entitled to Carers Allowance.
This payment will be taken into account for UC but you will not then be expected to look for work if you are classed as a carer and you would also be entitled to an additional amount called Carers credit (worth £160 per month)
If your son does have substantial care needs and you are not claiming DLA or PIP for him, it's definitely something worth looking into..
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Luna51 said:Hello
Just a quick question..
Do you claim Disability Living Allowance (for under 16's) or Personal Independence Payments (over 16's) for your son?
If so, and you care for him 35hours (or more) a week, you should be entitled to Carers Allowance.
This payment will be taken into account for UC but you will not then be expected to look for work if you are classed as a carer and you would also be entitled to an additional amount called Carers credit (worth £160 per month)
Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK. -
Luna51 said:If your son does have substantial care needs and you are not claiming DLA or PIP for him, it's definitely something worth looking into..
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@calcotti doesn't there need to be a disability benefit in order to claim carers element or is that just ca
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janer1967 said:@calcotti doesn't there need to be a disability benefit in order to claim carers element or is that just caInformation I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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@calcotti I was only asking for my own knowledge
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janer1967 said:they have sanctions so claimants whi want to get benefits have to meet their commitments@huney you are able to appeal sanction decisions and it sounds like you have reason to. Looking at your other posts, as lead parent to a 3 year old your commitments should allow 48 hours or longer notice to attend an interview that could lead to work, so it would be reasonable that 48 hours notice would be required of a job centre interview. I’ve successfully appealed sanctions on these grounds before.
I would also recommend checking the sanction letter carefully, I’ve found many to be littered with errors (from incorrect dates, incorrect amounts and other errors) which have been used to successfully appeal a sanction.Also check what your commitments are, if they are incorrect this can help your cause.
It’s not the best but this may help with your MR https://www.advicenow.org.uk/guides/survival-guide-benefit-sanctions
Best of luck and please let me know if you have any questions, it’s a topic I feel strongly about. -
janer1967 said:@calcotti I was only asking for my own knowledge
To expand the answer - to qualify for the carer element of UC the claimant has to meet the qualifying conditions for CA except that the CA earnings limit does not apply.Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK. -
Sanctions are known not to work - or at least there is no evidence that they do. Indeed because of the additional stress caused to claimants it makes it harder for them to get back into work etc. However they fit a populist narrative of 'strivers and skivers'.
The justification was set out back in 2014
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/benefit-sanctions-ending-the-something-for-nothing-culture--2
As far back as 2016 the NAO were questioning the policy
https://www.nao.org.uk/report/benefit-sanctions/
The Work and Pensions committee attacked the [olicy in 2018
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmworpen/955/955.pdf
The government's own analysis is here
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-in-work-progression-randomised-controlled-trial
it effectively confirms that sanctions so not meet their purported aim:Deaf ears, deaf ears etc. Actually that might be offensive to anyone reading this who actually has hearing difficulties - I should probably be saying "Closed minds, closed minds".When looking at changes in hours worked and earnings between wave one and wave two, there was no difference between participants who said their UC had been stopped or reduced and other participants.
With apologies to OP also because this doesn't help them with their immediate problem.
Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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