Changes to Universal Credit sanctions announced in the Budget have been slammed as 'a massive attack on claimants' which will herald a 'computer says no' culture by the union which represents Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) staff.
The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) says Jeremy Hunt's Budget announcement that sanctions would be applied “more rigorously” is bad news for DWP members and bad news for the people they provide vital services for.
The Chancellor's plan is part of the Government's scheme to get more people back into work and he said Jobcentre work coaches would get additional training to ensure they are applying sanctions effectively for Universal Credit claimants who do not look for or take up work.
