Leaving people with no means of feeding themselves, keeping warm and keeping essential electrical appliances working is unconscionable and has no place in a civilised and rich society such as Great Britain. Citizens advice estimate that there could be nearly 30,000 people left without any money for weeks on end if they exercise their legal right and appeal a negative "fit for work" decision "An estimated 80,600 JSA sanctions and 10,000 ESA sanctions were overturned in the 12 months to March 2015 via reviews, reconsiderations or appeals. This is a total of 90,600 cases where the claimant’s payments will have been stopped for weeks or months only to be refunded later." On 19th August The Herald Scotland reported: "The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) publishes guidance to the job centre officials who decide whether claimants should have their payments stopped." The guidance says: "It would be usual for a normal healthy adult to suffer some deterioration in their health if they were without: 1. essential items such as food, clothing, heating and accommodation, or 2. sufficient money to buy essential items for a period of two weeks." "The Work and Pensions Committee report into Benefit Sanctions Policy beyond the Oakley Review was published on 24 March 2015. It is extremely critical of the sanctions regime. The government is required to produce a response but has not done so yet and has not set a date". Please support us once again to force the government to set a date for Benefit Sanctions Policy beyond the Oakley Review You will find our petition here: https://www.change.org/p/rt-hon-david-cameron-mp-implement-the-recommendations-of-the-benefit-sanctions-policy-beyond-the-oakley-review