§ Earl Russellasked Her Majesty's Government:
What were the findings of the qualitative research on disallowed and sanctioned claimants for jobseeker's allowance, mentioned by Baroness Hollis of Heigham on 17 March (HL Deb, col. 1917); and[HL1632]
What information is contained in the research on disallowed and sanctioned claimants for jobseeker's allowance mentioned by Baroness Hollis of Heigham on 17 March (HL Deb, col. 1917) on the means of subsistance available to claimants so disallowed or sanctioned. [HL1633]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security (Baroness Hollis of Heigham)The research to which the noble Earl, Lord Russell, refers has been published in a report entitledJobseeker's Allowance Evaluation: Qualitative Research on Disallowed and Sanctioned Claimants. Phase Two: After Jobseeker's Allowance. Among other issues, the research explores clients' strategies for, and experiences of, coping financially following a disallowance or sanction. These strategies include claiming JSA hardship payments, and/or reliance upon support from informal sources.
The report was published on 16 November 1998 as DfEE Research Report No. 86, and a copy of the report was placed in the House of Lords Library on this date.