Jobseekers on Benefit Disallowance: Crisis Loans

HL Deb 25 July 2000 vol 616 cc34-5WA

Earl Russell

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Annual Report on the Social Fund (Cm.4755), paragraph 3.7, what was the guidance issued in November 1999 to clarify when crisis loan restrictions should be applied to sanctioned or disallowed Jobseekers. [HL3455]

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Guidance was issued by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Social Security in order to make explicit the beginning and end dates of the 14-day period of restricted access to Social Fund crisis loans which is imposed on Jobseekers who are subject to a benefit disallowance or sanction.