Written questions

Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

Commons · Question 5932 · Tabled 2 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 16 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sanctions were applied to benefit claimants in the most recent reporting period.

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 16 Jun 2026

The department regularly publishes monthly Universal Credit Full Service (UCFS) adverse sanction decisions statistics for Great Britain as part of the benefit sanction statistics. The latest adverse sanction decision statistics to January 2026 are availab...