UC CORONAVIRUS SANCTIONS EXEMPTION REMOVED
The DWP have updated their universal credit guidance to remove the exemption from sanctions for claimants who are affected by coronavirus.
The guidance was changed to remove the wording:
‘You will not get a sanction if you cannot keep to your Claimant Commitment because of coronavirus (COVID-19)’.
There is no explanation of how this will work in practice, but it gives DWP staff more freedom to apply sanctions to disabled claimants who are a greater risk from COVID-19 and have altered their behaviour accordingly.
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