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UIN 4297

Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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28 November 2023

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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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  1. 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

  2. 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...

    Source: Written answer

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