DWP Leaflet's 'Fake Benefit Claimants' Discovered In Other Welfare Guides

Fresh revelations in the row over a rubbished DWP leaflet emerged on Wednesday, when it was discovered two fake characters featured in a benefit sanctions explainer had been used to illustrate other Government literature.
Iain Duncan Smith's administration was chastised for publishing a leaflet with fictitious welfare claimants praising a crackdown on support allowances being stopped, and have since withdrawn the original material.
But 'Sarah' and 'Zac', two made-up characters featured in the original brochure, were unearthed in two other DWP publications - one a Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) advice guide, and another part of a Universal Credit information sheet.

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'Sarah' in the original, now-removed, leaflet
'Zac' praising the sanctions system Both characters, who's character profiles were accompanied with pictures plucked from a stock photo library, were embarrassingly found on other welfare literature.
'Sarah' appeared in a January 2015 blogpost on a Tumblr site run by Government officials; advice under her picture included '10 tips to help you get your dream job'.
Since pulling the stock photo model's picture from their leaflet that caused upset on Tuesday, the post featuring 'Sarah' on 'The Daily Jobseeker' has also been removed. Officials have not yet confirmed why to The Huffington Post UK.