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Variation in the Universal Credit sanction rate between jobcentres from January 2017 to August 2024

This ad hoc release assesses variation in the Universal Credit sanction rate across jobcentres in Great Britain.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 6 February 2025

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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Variation in the Universal Credit sanction rate between jobcentres from January 2017 to August 2024

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The Universal Credit (UC) sanction rate in Great Britain (GB) in August 2024 was 5.61%. This aggregate number does not provide information on potential local differences in sanctions rates.

This report documents the geographic variation in sanction rates and updates the previous publication Variation in the Universal Credit sanction rate between jobcentres from August 2017 to August 2019 which was published in October 2020.

Published 6 February 2025