Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 19 December 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will commission research on the number of benefits claimants sanctioned and the use of food banks; and what assessment he has made of trends in the number of benefits claimants sanctioned over the last three years.
Trends in the number of benefit claimants sanctioned over the last three years are publicly available and set out at
JSA sanctions prior to October 2012 (Old Regime decisions) are available at:
http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/sanction/sanction/LIVE/tabtool.html
JSA New Regime and all ESA sanctions decisions are available at:
Income Support lone parent regime sanctions are available at:
The Department is not currently undertaking any research on the use of food banks. We have a rigorous process for identifying what research to undertake, and projects and the research methodology to be used are agreed following detailed consideration of our information needs, to ensure resources are appropriately focussed, and we achieve value for money. Future research will be considered alongside all other departmental priorities.
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