Asked by: Michael Meacher (Labour - Oldham West and Royton)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
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.
Answered by Esther McVey - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
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.
Asked by: Michael Meacher (Labour - Oldham West and Royton)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claimants have been sanctioned for (a) four weeks, (b) three months and (c) three years (i) nationally and (ii) in Oldham in the last year.
Answered by Esther McVey - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Michael Meacher (Labour - Oldham West and Royton)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claimants have been sanctioned for (a) four weeks, (b) three months and (c) three years in each month since January 2010.
Answered by Esther McVey - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.