Benefit sanctions policy beyond the Oakley review

Work and Pensions Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 6 Nov 2014 Closed: 12 May 2016 Parliament page
Benefit sanctions involve the suspension of benefit payments for a set period, where claimants fail to meet certain conditions, such as attendance at Jobcentre appointments or participation in mandatory work schemes. The sanctions regimes for both Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) were strengthened by the Welfare … Read more
1 Report
3 Oral sessions
2 Letters
3 Events
Activity timeline 7 events
22 Oct
2015
Report published
22 Oct
2015
Correspondence
22 Sep
2015
Correspondence
24 Mar
2015
Report published
4 Feb
2015
Oral evidence
21 Jan
2015
Oral evidence
7 Jan
2015
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 3 sessions
4 Feb 2015
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Title HC No. Published Items Response
5th Report - Benefit sanctions policy beyond the Oakley Review HC 814 24 Mar 2015 0 Responded
Correspondence 2 letters
22 Oct 2015 To committee Letter from Iain Duncan Smith to Frank Field on Government response to sanctions report
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22 Sep 2015 From committee Letter to the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP regarding sanctions report
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