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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>
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The information requested up to September 2013 is shown in the table below.<\/p>
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Number of individuals who had their benefit sanctioned for failure to attend: Great Britain, April 2012 to September 2013.<\/p>
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<\/td> | April 2012 to March 2013<\/p><\/td> | April 2013 to September 2013<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
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Total<\/p><\/td> | 274,650<\/p><\/td> | 94,340<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> Source: DWP Information, Governance and Security Directorate: Sanctions and Disallowance Decisions Statistics Database and Income Support Computer System<\/p> <\/p> Notes:<\/p>
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