Universal Credit: Disqualification
Commons · Question 63099 · Tabled 26 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Scott Arthur
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.
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 7 Jul 2025
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 ...