Luciana Berger – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2016-03-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who have not (a) attended a work capability assessment or (b) reported to a jobcentre when requested have been exempt from benefit sanctions because of extenuating circumstances relating to their mental health in each year since 2010.

Priti Patel

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