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Written question asked by Ian Lavery (Labour) on Monday, 12 December 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 14 December 2016. It was answered by Damian Hinds (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 December 2016 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been sanctioned by his Department in (a) Wansbeck constituency, (b) the North East of England and (c) the UK in the last (i) six months and (ii) three years for which figures are available.

Answer

The available information on Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance sanction decisions in Great Britain is published and can be found 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/Getting-Started.html

Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development. Northern Ireland statistics can be found at: http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
57281
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Disqualification Social security benefits
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk