UNIVERSAL credit has “failed millions of people” and “punishes the poorest” by meting out some of the most “punitive sanctions in Europe,” a damning review by peers has found.
A House of Lords committee of crossbenchers called today for urgent reform of the benefit system, saying that it has driven people deeper into poverty.
However, it fell short of demanding a complete overhaul of the system, claiming that this could cause severe disruption.
DYLAN MURPHY reports that far from helping people back into work, the sanctions regime is inflicting unnecessary trauma on working-class families
A new report by Amnesty International pulls no punches in highlighting the Labour government’s human rights violations of those on benefits, says Dr DYLAN MURPHY
