PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Jobseeker's Allowance: Disqualification (17 October 2014)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the jobseeker's allowance claimant count has been sanctioned in each month from October 2012 to date.

Asked by:
Sir Stephen Timms (Labour)

Answer

Information on the number of Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) sanctions each month 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

Claimant count JSA monthly figures are published at:

https://www.nomisweb.co.uk

This information will enable you to estimate the proportion sanctioned each month.


Answered by:
Esther McVey (Conservative)
22 October 2014

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