Is there not an added factor? Is there not real risk of jobcentre staff saying that the person would be better off in work when in reality they would be worse off? Jobcentre staff are adopting a tighter sanctions regime, which might be based on their own thoughts about people being better off in work, even though that is not the reality.
Deprivation/Child Poverty
Proceeding contribution from
Harry Cohen
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 19 June 2008.
It occurred during Adjournment debate on Deprivation/Child Poverty.
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2007-08
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