Helen Jones – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Helen Jones on 2014-06-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of each type of benefit were sanctioned and for what period by Warrington Jobcentre in each year since 2010.
Esther McVey
The information requested on the duration of benefit sanctions is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
The available information on the number of individuals with an adverse benefit sanction is shown in the table below.
Number of individuals with an adverse benefit sanction in Warrington Jobcentre Plus office: 2010 – 2013
|
Year |
Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) |
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) |
|
2010 |
1,121 |
146 |
|
2011 |
912 |
45 |
|
2012 |
1,436 |
36 |
|
2013 |
1,488 |
55 |
Source: DWP Information, Governance and Security Directorate: Sanctions and Disallowance Decisions Statistics Database.
Notes:
1. Statistical disclosure control has been applied to protect against the identification of individual claimants.
2. Figures for Income Support Lone Parents are not available by Jobcentre Plus office.
3. The number of benefit sanctions applied is the number of sanction or disallowance referrals where the decision was found against the claimant.
4. Data refers to January to December in each year shown.
5. New regulations introduced a new revised sanctions regime for JSA and ESA claimants from 22nd October and 3rd December 2012 respectively.
6. This data is published at:
https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/
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