Alan Murdie, our lawyer who manages our casework and McKenzie Friends, explains the sanctions referred to in Welfare Reform Bill.

One of the main concerns we have on the Welfare Reform Bill is the effect of sanctions on people already living on below minimum income benefits. We fear that sanctions, instead of encouraging people to work, will instead leave them in despair, depression, and deeper into debt and poverty.

The Welfare Reform Bill is now in the House of Lords. The second reading was on the 29 April 2009. You can read what was discussed in Hansard.

Paul Nicolson speaks in the House of Commons on the Welfare Reform Bill.