Asked by: Jim McGovern (Labour - Dundee West)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sanctions were applied to jobseeker's allowance claimants in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland and (c) Dundee in each of the last three years.
Answered by Esther McVey
Statistics on the number of Jobseeker's Allowance benefit claimants, who have been sanctioned in Great Britain, Scotland and Dundee, are 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
Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development. Northern Ireland statistics can be found at:
http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research.htm