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Written question asked by Jonathan Ashworth (Labour) on Thursday, 8 September 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 23 September 2022 (named day). It was answered by Baroness Prentis of Banbury (Conservative) on Thursday, 29 September 2022 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's response on 11 February 2019 to the Work and Pensions Committee's 2018 report on Benefit Sanctions, for what reason her Department has not granted researchers at the University of Glasgow access to data on Universal Credit claims and sanctions histories for Scottish Universal Credit claimants to support their study into the health impacts of benefit sanctions; and if she will take steps to make that data available to those researchers in a timely manner.

Answer

The Department has taken the decision not to proceed with this data sharing project and has communicated this with the University.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
49671
Session
2022-23
Related items
Subjects
Disclosure of information Health Disqualification Social security benefits Research University of Glasgow
Link
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