Stupid Sanctions vs Basic Income 18: Poor Nan

There is a website called A Selection of Especially Stupid Benefit Sanctions filled with stories of ways in which our broken benefits system hurts people. I thought it would be good to compare what would have happened with welfare replaced by Basic Income Guarantee.

Of course its not terribly exciting because basic income doesn't judge people or make mistakes.

Our Current Welfare System	What if we had basic income?
You get a job interview but it’s on the day of your nan’s funeral. You attended three interviews the day before. You try to rearrange this one, but company reports you for failing to accept a job. Sanctioned.	You get a job interview but it’s on the day of your nan’s funeral. You attended three interviews the day before. You try to rearrange this one but the company won't. You continue to receive basic income