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Written question asked by Ranil Jayawardena (Conservative) on Tuesday, 6 December 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 December 2022. It was answered by Guy Opperman (Conservative) on Wednesday, 14 December 2022 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Universal Credit: Employment

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of job offers to Universal Credit claimants are refused; and what proportion of these refusals his Department accepts without sanctioning the claimant.

Answer

The information is not readily available and to provide it would incur a disproportionate cost. All conditionality requirements, which include accepting job offers, are tailored to a claimant’s circumstances so they are reasonable and achievable, and agreed between the claimant and their Work Coach.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
104221
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Employment Jobcentres Disqualification Universal credit
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk