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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Ruby Flanagan

What to do if your Universal Credit has been sanctioned as DWP to impose ‘tougher’ rules

Universal Credit claimants are to face tougher sanctions from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced in the Spring Budget that the sanctions would be applied “more rigorously” to those who fail to meet strict work-search requirements or choose not to take up a reasonable job offer.

The move is part of the Government's plan to get more people back into work.

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