Eilidh Whiteford – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Eilidh Whiteford on 2015-12-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of (a) jobseeker’s allowance and (b) employment and support allowance claims were subject to a sanction (i) pre-challenge and (ii) post-challenge in 2013-14.

Priti Patel

The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

The latest Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance sanctions statistics can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/jobseekers-allowance-sanctions

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