Hi, my name is Bill, Would like to discuss benefit sanctions

Signon
Signon Online Community Member Posts: 16 Listener
edited February 2023 in Benefits and income
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  • Signon
    Signon Online Community Member Posts: 16 Listener
    Would like to discuss benefit sanctions 
  • Adeline
    Adeline Online Community Member Posts: 141 Empowering
    Do you need help with a sanction @Signon or wish to discuss them more generally? 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    You will need to give more information for someone to be able to help you. 
  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,866 Championing
    Hello @Signon

    Welcome to the community! :)

    How are you today? I see you want to discuss benefit sanctions? Is there a specific benefit you wanted to discuss?

    Just to let you know, I popped your post into our Benefits and Financial Support section of the forum, in case you had any other questions or queries.
  • Signon
    Signon Online Community Member Posts: 16 Listener
    Hi hannah,
    Would like to discuss benefit sanctions when on employment support allowance income based.
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Which group are you in?
  • Signon
    Signon Online Community Member Posts: 16 Listener
    the WRAG Group
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Then you maybe expected to attend work focused interviews to prepare to work in the future. Have you been sanctioned for not attending WFI's? Difficult to comment with no information given.
  • Signon
    Signon Online Community Member Posts: 16 Listener
    I was given a WFI appointment by post then they changed it at short notice to a phone appointment which i was on another call unfortunately so it has been reported to a decision maker so a bit anxious about this
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    If it was changed at last minute to a telephone appointment then I can’t see how you could be sanctioned for not answering the call. 
  • Signon
    Signon Online Community Member Posts: 16 Listener
    It was changed on the Tuesday for the Friday WFI telephone appointment, i phoned them back but they said its deemed as been ten minutes late and now refered to decision maker what do you  think poppy ?
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    That’s a decent amount of time to advise you of the changes and wouldn’t say that’s short notice. I have no idea what a decision maker will decide. 
  • Signon
    Signon Online Community Member Posts: 16 Listener
    You mentioned previously, difficult to comment on a sanction with no information given ?
  • Signon
    Signon Online Community Member Posts: 16 Listener
    Was now hoping gave enough information now
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Signon said:
    You mentioned previously, difficult to comment on a sanction with no information given ?
    Yes and then you gave more information. I can’t tell you what a decision maker will decide because I’m not a decision maker.

    You said the appointment was changed at short notice but I don’t think a few days before the appointment is short notice. If it’s was changed on the day of the appointment then yes that would be short notice. 
  • Signon
    Signon Online Community Member Posts: 16 Listener
    hi Have you ever been sanctioned ? 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Yes I have but a very very long time ago, when my children were small. 
  • Signon
    Signon Online Community Member Posts: 16 Listener
    That is terrible what did you get sanctioned for and for how long.
    Any advice for me incase decision maker sanctions me  ?
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    edited February 2023
    It was for a completely different benefit and about 18 years ago, can’t remember what is was for or how long sorry. 

    Have you now had your WFI? If so then there maybe no sanction at all. If you haven’t then you should arrange another appointment. 

  • Signon
    Signon Online Community Member Posts: 16 Listener
    Thanks for the info poppy re esa benefit sanctions.
    The jobcentre gave me another WFI APPOINTMENT FOR THE 9TH march the same day they refered me onto a Decision maker  for been late for telephone appointment last week.

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