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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jonathan Bunn

Poll suggests jobcentre staff focus on sanctions over support

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The constant threat of benefit sanctions makes it harder for a majority unemployed people to find appropriate jobs, new research suggests.

Polling of people who are out of work and receiving Universal Credit showed 61% strongly or somewhat agreed that they were less likely to form a supportive relationship with jobcentre staff due to their focus on enforcement.

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