Luke on Twitter: I was sanctioned by DWP for missing appointment while in hospital for seizures

I had my benefits sanctioned because I was having seizures so missed a JSA appointment. I ended up in hospital twice that week. I sent lots of evidence of this. They’ve just sent me a letter saying they’ve refused my appeal because this isn’t a good reason to miss an appointment.

— Luke (@odekul) March 20, 2018

Please excuse my handwriting, the seizures mess up my coordination pic.twitter.com/WWDgbQGiw7

— Luke (@odekul) March 20, 2018

For everyone asking I’ve been on JSA because I’ve been trying and failing to get a job that I can do around my epilepsy. I actually had a seizure in a group job interview. If I’d just gone onto disability benefit instead of trying to work I wouldn’t be in this mess 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

— Luke (@odekul) March 20, 2018