Universal Credit sanctions increase tenfold: Claimants could be left penniless | Personal Finance | Finance

October 2021 was the first time since that sanction numbers went back to this level at 41,106 while November 2021 continued to rise to almost 50,000 sanctions. 

The shocking increase coincides with the rising cost of living, energy bills and inflation, all reasons Britons would want to keep every penny they deserve.

Benefits recipients will likely see inflation eat into their payments as the current 5.5 percent is forecast to rise as much as seven percent. 

While benefits and state pension will also increase in April by a dismal 3.1 percent in comparison. Sanctions reduce the amount of Universal Credit claimants receive and are usually used for those that defy the claimant commitments.