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'Sanctions are cruel and vindictive': Ken Loach
Is the benefits sanction system working? Or driving some people to the streets? Matthew Oakley wrote an independent review into the impact of sanctions, and director Ken Loach's award winning film I, Daniel Blake tells the story of people struggling with the bureaucracy of the welfare system. They both spoke to Newsnight's Evan Davis. We did ask the Department for Work and Pension for an interview, but they weren't able to offer anyone.
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