Jobseeker's Allowance: Disqualification

(asked on 11th November 2014) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sanctions were issued to Jobseeker's Allowance claimants in the past year; how many such sanctions were issued as a consequence of not participating in a training or employment scheme; and how many of those were a consequence of missing a single interview.


Answered by
Esther McVey Portrait
Esther McVey
Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
This question was answered on 17th November 2014

The information requested in respect of Jobseeker’s Allowance sanctions by reason, is published and can found in table 1.5 at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/jobseekers-allowance-sanctions

This includes those who are sanctioned for the reason “Failure to attend or failure to participate in an Adviser interview without good reason”. However information on how many of those were as a consequence of missing a single interview is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

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