Support Not Punish: Ask your MP to speak up for a kinder social security system.

Gingerbread's #SupportNotPunish campaign is calling on the Government to reform the social security system so that it supports, not punishes, those who need it. Because it’s single parent families who are often the hardest hit but with the right support, we can make sure they thrive. 

So, will you join our campaign for an end to Universal Credit sanctions?

Act now by sharing our new report with your MP, asking them to speak up and support by using parliamentary mechanisms like tabling questions, speaking in debates and writing a letter to the Minister.

• Read Gingerbread's report:

  They are sanctioning the children | Gingerbread:

  Key findings:
  1. Universal Credit (UC) as it stands is insufficient.
  2. The social security system is confusing and hostile.
  3. There are specific risks of being sanctioned for single parents.
  4. The social security system has a significant financial and mental health impact on single parents.
  5. The system impacts work coach relationships.  

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