New Proposed Sanctions for ESA WRAG

We recently wrote to our MP about the proposed 70% sanctions for people in the ESA WRAG along with a link to a Guardian article and how awful and distressing this was to take away the income of sick and disabled people.

Her reply is ambiguous and very frightening:


"Thank you for your email, I realise that you are not happy, however we are unlikely to see any changes in policy now.

The system aims not to be discriminatory but does aim to install sanctions on those who continue to refuse to take up offers of employment. If someone is too sick to work they will be protected and supported by the state, however if someone can work, then they will be made to work. Without sanctions there will be no way of ensuring these policies are fully implemented."

We have written back to her say that people in the ESA WRAG group have been found unfit for work by dint of passing the WCA test.

Surely this is illegal to force sick and disabled people into work?

Many thanks, Gordon.