United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 4297
Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
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28 November 2023
Last action
4 December 2023 · Answer
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4 December 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help ensure claimants subject to benefit sanctions have adequate income to afford living essentials.
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Timeline
28 November 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help ensure claimants subject to benefit sanctions have adequate income to afford living essentials.
Source: Commons
4 December 2023
Answer
Sanctions are calculated only with reference to the full value of the standard allowance to which that claimant is entitled and are deducted from the claimant’s total Universal Credit (UC) award. Sanctioned claimants who receive other awards or additional...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-28/4297
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1673743
- uk · wq-1673743 · source updated 4 December 2023