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Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 9 February 2015.

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Photo of Ann McKechin Ann McKechin Labour, Glasgow North

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2015 to Question 222124, what information his Department holds on money withheld in benefit sanctions.

Photo of Esther McVey Esther McVey Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

As previously replied and reiterated in the Debate on the matter, the Department doesn’t make an estimate of the amount of benefit that would have been withheld as a result of benefit sanctions.

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  • (Citation: HC Deb, 9 February 2015, cW)

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