A core member of the Focus E15 Campaign, Sam Middleton, has been caught in the catch 22 system of benefit sanctions. She and another member of the Focus E15 campaign Kate Belgrave, recently spent a day figuratively wandering through the bureaucratic labyrinth that is the Department of Work and Pensions.
By Kate Belgrave
Yesterday, I spent god knows how long on the phone to the Department for Work and Pensions (a charged-for call, if you don’t mind), having the most ridiculous conversation that I (and probably anyone) has ever had with them.
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Which Jobcentre? Newham Claimants union and Boycott Workfare is thinking of trying to help get claimants together to fight back at one of the Newham jobcentres. Wont say which cos they might read it and we not started yet!
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