Twitter’s best fake Department for Work and Pensions sanction stories
The Department for Work and Pensions has admitted using made-up stories from fictional claimants to demonstrate the positive impact of benefit sanctions. Luckily, Twitter had some more sanction stories…
"Forced to apply for a job" #fakeDWPstories pic.twitter.com/NyKewNJH0Y
— Craig Berry (@craigpberry) August 19, 2015
"Despite decades without work, we found this woman a job in a chocolate factory." #fakeDWPstories pic.twitter.com/0F0gv3nisQ
— Michael Gray (@GrayInGlasgow) August 18, 2015
Doctors hate her! Find out how this woman magically got rid of her disability using one weird tip! #fakeDWPstories
— Scriblit (@Scriblit) August 18, 2015
DWP sanctions meant we had to dress our child like the ghost of a Victorian schoolboy. #fakeDWPstories pic.twitter.com/8qX9kHq4oe
— James Martin (@Pundamentalism) August 18, 2015
"Thanks to DWP sanctions I got the courage to apply for that job on the Death Star" TK-421 #fakeDWPstories pic.twitter.com/LGuYlfGTOn
— Craig Lynn (@craigilynn) August 18, 2015
"I had terrible issues with self esteem, it's all behind me now thanks to the DWP making me realise I'm actually worthless" #fakeDWPstories
— Yakhunt (@yakhunt) August 18, 2015
#fakeDWPstories pic.twitter.com/lIvyTSu85j
— Matt Dillon (@geekplanetmatt) August 19, 2015
I realised that the spare bedroom where I keep my wife's oxygen & medicine really was a luxury. So we let the bailiffs in. #fakeDWPstories
— Pankaj (@pankp007) August 18, 2015
Bestest ever #fakeDWPstories ( apologies can't find originator to credit) pic.twitter.com/YOjGkfMnSb
— Muriel Gray (@ArtyBagger) August 19, 2015
#fakeDWPstories When on benefits, JK Rowling used to "sit around all day doing nothing". Sanctions cured that!: pic.twitter.com/9aazGqkZki
— News Frames (@NewsFrames) August 19, 2015
The 3 flights of stairs I had to climb for my Atos assessment were the spur I needed to ditch my wheelchair and walk again #fakeDWPstories
— Kevin Turvey (@KevinTurveyRIP) August 18, 2015
“I had self-worth once, but thanks to the sanctions and endless vilification that’s just a distant memory. Phew!” #fakeDWPstories
— DocHackenbush (@DocHackenbush) August 18, 2015
There were no jobs, but since your mandatory 3-hour "What Font Should I Put My CV In?" class, that's completely changed #fakeDWPstories
— Peter Bowden (@petercbowden) August 18, 2015
"Losing my benefits has given me a much greater appreciation of nature now I live in the park." #fakeDWPstories
— Sarah M (@sazza_jay) August 18, 2015
Tian Tian's contribution to #fakeDWPstories pic.twitter.com/Gje4ea1MNM
— A Woman's View (@ScotWomenIndy) August 19, 2015
"After having my DLA withdrawn, both my legs grew back and I secured a job as the CEO of a global company" #fakeDWPstories
— Yakhunt (@yakhunt) August 18, 2015
"It was only when our benefits were stopped, that we could get on with with making more chocolate" #fakeDWPstories pic.twitter.com/BXcULf8sz4
— Kerry W Purcell (@Kerrypurcell) August 19, 2015
'I never realised how watching my children starve would inspire me. I have a lot to thank the DWP for." #fakeDWPstories
— Sarah M (@sazza_jay) August 18, 2015
It's not like DWP have done anything like this before. They forgot to use a planted account for this. #fakeDWPstories pic.twitter.com/eJ92wkPc04
— Jon Swindon (@swindon81) August 18, 2015
