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<p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>Number of benefit sanctions applied in South Staffordshire constituency in
each of the last five years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>All Benefit
Sanctions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2008
to Sept 2009</p></td><td><p>390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2009 to Sept 2010</p></td><td><p>480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct
2010 to Sept 2011</p></td><td><p>610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2011 to Sept 2012</p></td><td><p>650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct
2012 to Sept 2013</p></td><td><p>610</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source:
(JSA and ESA): DWP Information, Governance and Security Directorate: Sanctions and
Disallowance Decisions Statistics Database.</p><p>Source (IS): Income Support Computer
System </p><p> </p><p>Notes: </p><ol start="1" type="1"><li>Figures have been rounded
to the nearest 10.</li></ol><p>2. The number of benefit sanctions applied is the number
of sanction or disallowance referrals where the decision was found against the claimant.</p><p>3.
Income Support Lone Parents receive a fixed sanction of 20% of the personal allowance
rate of a single claimant [not aged less than 25] for each failure to attend/participate
in a Work Focused Interview until 10 pence is left in payment. This sanction lasts
until the individual attends and participates in a Work Focused Interview. In the
case where there is more than one sanction in place the claimant need only attend/participate
in one Work Focused Interview in order for all related sanctions to be removed from
their benefit.</p><p>4. New sanctions rules came into force for JSA and ESA from 22
October 2012 and 3 December 2012. The number of JSA sanctions applied for the new
regime is the number of low, intermediate, and high level referrals where the decision
was found against the claimant. Further information can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jobseekers-allowance-overview-of-sanctions-rules"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jobseekers-allowance-overview-of-sanctions-rules</a></p><p>5.
The number of JSA sanctions applied for the old regime is the number of fixed length,
varied length and entitlement decisions where the decision was found against the claimant.</p><p>6.
Information on JSA and ESA sanctions is published and available at:</p><p> <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/"
target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p>
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