John Hemming – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Hemming on 2014-04-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to implement a universal credit sanctions scheme to replace the current jobseeker’s allowance and other sanctions scheme.

Esther McVey

In 2012 revised sanctions regimes introduced into Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance moved us towards the Universal Credit system, with the same value of sanction across all benefits and the same duration of sanctions at medium and high levels.

We continue to monitor sanctions closely and consider opportunities for continuous improvement.