Michael Meacher – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Michael Meacher on 2014-05-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claimants were sanctioned in each month since August 2013; and how many such claimants continued to sign on during the period for which they were sanctioned.

Esther McVey

We have interpreted the question to be for the number of Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) claimants who were sanctioned and this information is published and can be found at:

https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/

Guidance for users is available at:

https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm

The information requested on how many JSA claimants continued to sign on during the period for which they were sanctioned is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

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