Hilary Benn – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Hilary Benn on 2015-02-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensures that in cases where jobseeker’s allowance claimants are sanctioned, local authorities suspend housing benefit only in cases where it is appropriate to do so.

Esther McVey

I refer the Hon. member to the reply given to the Rt Hon. Member for East Ham on 5 January 2015.