Appealing a Sanction

AP007

sh1305 wrote: »

Did you fill in a form from the job centre saying you were ill?

IF you miss a WP apt you do not fill in the form at the JC

AP007

SJ32116 wrote: »

Just got a letter to say I've been sanctioned from January 1st to January 28th for not attending the work programme and not having a good reason. I was ill that day and when I rang up they said it'd be fine if I explained it in the good reason letter the Job Centre send out, clearly not.

I'm obviously going to appeal but what's my chance of actually winning it without any new evidence to offer them?

I've no way of proving that I was ill as it was just a case of the flu which the doctor can do nothing for anyway and even if they could it takes over a week to get an appointment. This is also the first appointment I've ever missed through illness.

On the other side of the argument they can't prove I wasn't ill either so how the hell can they just dish out a sanction with no evidence yet they expect me to have evidence of everything. Absolute joke of a system.

Ok you have a copy of the phone bill when you called them? Also the name of the person you spoke to?

You also (please tell me you did) have a copy of the email you sent them after you called them to tell them you were sick?

Druagh

AP007 wrote: »

IF you miss a WP apt you do not fill in the form at the JC

The OP missed a WP appointment due to illness. However the sanction process is run by the JCP.
If they phoned the WP as sick, but then 'signed on' at JCP, they have signed their fortnightly jobsearch review at the jobcentre as 'available and fit for work' over the previous 14 days. As far as any JCP appeal/reconsideration is concerned the OP has therefore made contradictory statements. Any appeal/reconsideration may be turned down on this basis.