Poundland work breaches human rights?

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Poundland

PA

It sounded so simple: make benefit claimants accept work experience or face losing their payments. It would get benefit claimants back into the workplace, and satisfy those who were sick of subsidising the workshy in one fell swoop.

However, nothing is ever that simple. Ministers are now facing their first court case from one claimant who says it breached her human rights.

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