A question on #UniversalCredit #Disqualification tabled by Dr Scott Arthur on 26-06-2025 has been answered by Alison McGovern.

Heading: Universal Credit: Disqualification
Question ID: 1816968
UIN: 63099
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-26
Asking Member ID: 5212
Asking Member display name: Dr Scott Arthur
Asking Member handle: DrScottArthurMP
Asking Member Twitter reference: @DrScottArthurMP
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the (a) efficacy of Universal Credit sanctions and (b) potential impact of those sanctions on claimants.
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Date answered: 2025-07-07
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4083
Answering Member display name: Alison McGovern
Answering Member handle: Alison_McGovern
Answering Member Twitter reference: @Alison_McGovern
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Answer text: The most relevant work was published by DWP on 6th April 2023 and can be found here: Impact of Benefit Sanctions on Employment Outcomes: draft report. It is right that there should be conditions and consequences to labour market support. We will continue ...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true