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'Benefit sanctions harmed my mental health' BBC News
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September 7, 2015
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11:43Now PlayingThe inflexibility of the benefit sanctions system is leading to people having their support taken away unfairly, the Labour MP Rebecca Long Bailey has said. Lee Curry received a four-months benefits sanction for failing to turn up to an appointment he was not told about. He has since had his benefits reinstated on appeal, but says the sanction accentuated his depression.
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