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<p> </p><p> </p><p>In the latest quarter for which figures are available (June to
Aug 2013), decisions to apply a sanction were made against approximately two per cent
of JSA claims, two per cent of ISLP claims and around one quarter of a per cent of
ESA claims for failure to attend an appointment</p><p> </p><p>The information requested
up to September 2013 is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Number of individuals
who had their benefit sanctioned for failure to attend: Great Britain, April 2012
to September 2013.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>April 2012 to March
2013</p></td><td><p>April 2013 to September 2013</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>274,650</p></td><td><p>94,340</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p>Source: DWP Information, Governance and Security Directorate: Sanctions
and Disallowance Decisions Statistics Database and Income Support Computer System</p><p>
</p><p>Notes:</p><ol start="1" type="1"><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest
10 and totals will include individuals who have had a sanction applied for more than
one period e.g. if an individual had a sanction applied in April 2012 and in April
2013 then they will appear in both of these periods.</li><li>Individuals who have
had claims for more than one benefit sanctioned in the period will count twice, e.g.
an individual receiving an ESA sanction in April 2012 who makes a subsequent JSA claim
and receives a JSA sanction will count twice</li></ol><p>3. The number of individuals
sanctioned is the number of sanction or disallowance referrals where the decision
was found against the claimant.</p><p>4. New sanctions rules came into force for JSA
and ESA from 22 October 2012 and 3 December 2012. 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>
Failure to attend for JSA includes: Failure to attend a place on a training scheme
or employment programme, Failure to attend or failure to participate in an Adviser
interview and Failure to attend Back to Work Session, without good reason.Failure
to attend for ESA includes: Failure to attend/participate in a mandatory interview.</p><p>5.
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>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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