Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in the intensive work search regime that were (a) in and (b) out of work have been sanctioned in each month in each of the last two years.

The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

However, the member may find it useful to check the UC Sanction Rates tables published on the Stat-Xplore website at:

https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk

Specifically, those available on the intensive work regime that have received a sanction.

Guidance for users is available at:

https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html