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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Nina Lloyd

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Benefits claimants will face sanctions if they refuse to work minister says - You Need To See This

Liz Kendall will announce a package of welfare reforms next week (PA) - (PA Wire)

Benefit claimants deemed fit to work will face sanctions if they refuse to take up job opportunities, a Cabinet minister has said ahead of announcing measures to cut the welfare bill.

Liz Kendall said people have a “responsibility” to engage with training or employment programmes and will lose financial support if they decline to do so.

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