Sanctions and sweeteners: rights and responsibilities in the benefits system

Sanctions and Sweeteners considers two primary questions:

- Are extended conditions justifiable for social democrats?
- Are extended conditions likely to change people’s behaviour and improve outcomes?

In particular, it looks at the potential impact of three sets of policy proposals:

- The extension of work-related conditions on Income Support for lone parents;
- The extension of work-related conditions on Incapacity Benefit for disabled people
- The extension of behavioural conditions on Housing Benefit to tackle anti-social behaviour.