Maria Eagle – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Maria Eagle on 2014-04-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any jobseeker’s allowance claimant was sanctioned for not signing on Christmas Day.

Esther McVey

It is not Jobcentre Plus policy to sanction jobseeker’s allowance claimants for not signing on Christmas Day. Jobcentres are closed as this is a Public Holiday.