Claim: One in five claimants that have been sanctioned became homeless as a result of it, according to one study.
Fact-check: Welfare sanctions and homelessness - Full Fact
Verdict: this is missing an important caveat. researchers found that one fifth of people surveyed who had used homelessness services had lost their home because of sanctions. the proportion of all people who are sanctioned who become homeless is probably smaller.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2016-11-02T00:00:00