And MPs on the public accounts committee heard,also in July,how claimants were facing “considerable hardship and considerable deterioration in their mental health” because of universal credit. As a result of earlier concerns about universal credit, DNS submitted a freedom of information request to...
The Public Accounts Committee has in the past called for sanctions to be replaced with warnings, raising concerns that sanctions can cause a decline in mental health, people falling into arrears with bill payments and an increased risk of homelessness. Ministers have refused...