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Written question asked by Andy McDonald (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 February 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 27 February 2015. It was answered by Esther McVey (Conservative) on Monday, 2 March 2015 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Social Security Benefits: Middlesbrough

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of benefit sanctions in Middlesbrough were overturned following a mandatory reconsideration in the last 12 months.

Answer

The number of Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) mandatory reconsiderations overturned for Middlesbrough Unitary Authority is published at:

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

Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:

https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm

Proportions can then be calculated using the published figures.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
225375
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Disqualification Social security benefits Middlesbrough
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk