Fact of the Day

A benefits claimant was sanctioned by the Department for Work and Pensions for not looking for work while waiting to start a new job - at the Department for Work and Pensions.

Under the current rules, anyone on universal credit can be sanctioned in the period between accepting a job and the day they start if they are not fulfilling their benefit requirements and actively seeking employment.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/man-sanctioned-by-the-dwp-for-not-seeking-work-while-waiting-to-start-job-at-the-dwp-a6778486.html