Written question asked by Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour) on Tuesday, 2 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 July 2002. It was answered by Malcolm Wicks (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 July 2002 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Dept for Work and Pensions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants there were to whom deductions in their income support or income based jobseeker's allowance would have been made on their refusal to co-operate with the Department but where the sanctions were not applied because (a) their application would put the claimant or their children at risk of harm and (b) the claimant was in receipt of the disabled premium, disability premium, or a higher pensioner premium, in the latest year for which figures are available;how many claimants there were have had deductions of benefit on the grounds of their refusal to co-operate with the Child Support Agency; what sanctions have been applied; and for what average length of time the sanctions have been applied. - Includes table. (Holding answer 4 July 2002).

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 389 c1025-6W;389 c1024-5W; 66727;66726
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Benefits rules Child Support Agency Jobseeker's allowance Income support Family credit Social security benefits Disability premium Disabled child premium Pensioner premium
Contains statistics: Yes
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