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<p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p>The available information as requested is shown in the
table below.</p><p> </p><p>Number of adverse benefit sanctions applied in Denton and
Reddish parliamentary constituency, Tameside Local Authority, Stockport Local Authority
by referral reason:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Denton and Reddish</p></td><td><p>April
2011 to March 2012</p></td><td><p>April 2013 to March 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Failure to attend a mandatory interview</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-compliance
with a Jobseekers Direction</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not
actively seeking employment</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failure
to participate in Work-related activity</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Refusal
of employment</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stockport</p></td><td><p>April 2011 to March
2012</p></td><td><p>April 2013 to March 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><p>Failure to attend a mandatory interview</p></td><td><p>1,080</p></td><td><p>800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-compliance
with a Jobseekers Direction</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not
actively seeking employment</p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failure
to participate in Work-related activity</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Refusal
of employment</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tameside</p></td><td><p>April 2011 to March
2012</p></td><td><p>April 2013 to March 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><p>Failure to attend a mandatory interview</p></td><td><p>1,240</p></td><td><p>1,110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-compliance
with a Jobseekers Direction</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not
actively seeking employment</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p>1,790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failure
to participate in Work-related activity</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Refusal
of employment</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source (JSA and ESA): DWP Statistical Services: Sanctions
and Disallowance Decisions Statistics Database.</p><p>Source (IS): Income Support
Computer System</p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest ten.</p><p>2.
Data provided is up to March 2014 which is the latest available.</p><p>3. The number
of benefit sanctions applied is the number of sanction or disallowance referrals where
the decision was found against the claimant for those in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance
(JSA), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) in the work related activity group,
or Income Support (Lone Parents).</p><p>4. The following reasons for referral apply
to JSA only: Not actively seeking employment; Refusal of employment; Non-compliance
with a Jobseekers Direction.</p><p>5. Refusal of employment is defined as follows:
Refusal or failure to apply for, or accept if offered, a job which an employment officer
has informed him/her is vacant or about to become vacant without good reason.</p><p>6.
Failure to attend a mandatory interview includes: Failure to attend a mandatory interview
for ESA claimants, failure to attend/participate in a work focused interview for ISLP
claimants and failure to attend an adviser interview for JSA claimants.</p><p>7. Failure
to participate in Work-related activity applies to ESA claimants in the work related
activity group only.</p><p>8. New sanctions rules came into force for JSA from 22
October 2012 and for ESA from 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>9.
New regulations for ISLP claimants came into force on 28 April 2014.</p><p>An explanation
of the full regulations is provided below can be found at: <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1097/contents/made"
target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1097/contents/made</a></p><p>10.
This information for JSA and ESA sanctions is published at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/"
target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>
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