Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether an equality impact assessment has been undertaken on the reintroduction of conditionality and sanctions in the social security system on 1 July 2020.

Yes – an equality analysis has been undertaken by the Department for Work and Pensions on the reinstatement of conditionality across affected benefits, and provided to the Secretary of State so she can fulfil her Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) responsibilities.