Jobseeker's Allowance: Ashfield

Work and Pensions written question – answered am ar 17 Gorffennaf 2013.

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Photo of Gloria De Piero Gloria De Piero Shadow Minister (Home Affairs)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many claimants of jobseeker's allowance in Ashfield constituency (a) received a sanction and (b) received a sanction and disputed it in each of the last five years; and how many such claimants had a sanction overturned as a result of it being reconsidered or appealed.

Photo of Mark Hoban Mark Hoban The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions

Statistics on the number of claimants of jobseeker's allowance in Ashfield constituency (a) received a sanction and (b) received a sanction and disputed it in each of the last five years; and how many such claimants had a sanction overturned as a result of it being reconsidered or appealed are given in the following tables:

Number(1) of jobseeker's allowance (JSA) claimants with a sanction applied by area and year(2): 1 January 2008 to 31 May 2012, area: Ashfield parliamentary constituency(3)
  Year(2)
Action(4) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Sanction applied 520 950 1,130 1,150 510
Number(1) of jobseeker's allowance (JSA) sanctioned claimants who asked for reconsideration or appealed the original decision by area and year(2):1 January 2008 to 31 May 2012, area: Ashfield parliamentary constituency(3)
  Year(2)
Action(4) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Reconsidered 70 90 170 230 60
Appealed 10 30 50 80 10
Number1(1) of jobseeker's allowance (JSA) sanctioned claimants where the original decision was overturned on reconsideration or appeal by area and year(2): 1 January 2008 to 31 May 2012, area: Ashfield parliamentary constituency(3)
  Year(2)
Action(4) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Overturned—Reconsideration 30 40 90 130 30
Overturned—Appeal * * 10 10 *
"*" = Denotes nil or negligible. (1) Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 and will include individuals who have had more than one referral decision or the same decision in more than one year e.g. if an individual has a sanction applied and has also appealed a sanction then they will appear twice. (2)Year of Decision: The year in which the decision on the sanction referral, reconsideration or appeal was made. The year 2012 only includes data up to and including the 31st of May, which this is the latest data available for all geographical areas. (3)Parliamentary Constituency: Parliamentary Constituencies are assigned by matching postcodes against the relevant postcode directory. Boundaries are as at the reference date. More information and a map can be found at: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/geography/beginner-s-guide/maps/index.html (4)Action: The number of sanctions applied is the number of Varied(5), Fixed Length(6) and Entitlement Decision(7) sanction referrals where the decision was found against the claimant. The decision to apply a sanction can be overturned following reconsideration or appeal by the Sector Decision Maker. (5)Varied Length sanctions: A sanction of between one week and 26 weeks is imposed for leaving employment voluntarily without just cause, refusing employment without good cause, or losing employment through misconduct. The actual period in each case is at the discretion of the Adjudication Officer who makes the decision. (6)Fixed Length sanctions: A sanction of between one week and 26 weeks is imposed for refusal, without good cause, to attend an employment programme or carry out a Jobseeker's Direction. Payment of benefit continues in full pending the Adjudication Officer's decision on a sanction question. (7)Entitlement Decisions: These are questions on which entitlement to JSA depends. For example, if there is doubt around whether the Jobseeker's agreement (JSAg) is suitable, whether they are actively looking for work or making themselves available for work. In most cases payment of JSA will be suspended by benefit processing until the doubt is resolved. Source: DWP Information, Governance and Security Directorate: JSA Sanctions and Disallowance Decisions Statistics Database

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