Claimants Tricked Out of Benefits, Says Jobcentre Whistleblower

Originally posted on Beastrabban\'s Weblog:
This is another video from the

Guardian’s

Youtube channel. It’s an expose of how the DWP has set targets to get people thrown off Jobseekers’ Allowance. These revelations are made by a whistleblower, whose face is naturally shadowed and voice disguised. He states that there is competition between departments and offices to have the most people thrown off benefits. According to the Jobcentre employee, the staff have two option available for getting someone off benefits: either find them a job, ‘which is really difficult’, or have them thrown off benefits ‘which is really easy’. He states that the DWP deliberately targets the young, because of their lack of maturity and experience, the under-educated, and those with problems reading and writing, such as sufferers from dyslexia. They will not try to remove the tough and experienced from the benefits system.

Mike over at Vox Political has described Atos and the Coalition as bullies. This is exactly what they are, and a large portion of the staff of the DWP and Jobcentres. They are cowards who deliberately pick on the poor and weak, and fear the tough and potentially violent.

The Guardian journos also talk to the Jobcentre’s victims, young men and women, who have been sanctioned for a variety of trivial, and even irrelevant reason. One young woman was sanctioned simply for not applying for the required number of jobs that week. Another young man was sanctioned...

Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - February 24, 2014 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs