Official Statistics

Benefit sanctions statistics to January 2021 (experimental)

Statistics about sanctions, including Universal Credit (both full and live service), Jobseeker’s Allowance, and the Employment and Support Allowance Work-Related Activity Group.

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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Data tables: benefit sanctions statistics to January 2021 (experimental)

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The latest release of these statistics can be found in the benefit sanctions statistics collection.

This is the latest quarterly release of statistics on benefit sanctions and includes data up to October 2020.

This publication provides sanctions statistics on:

  • Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
  • Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Work Related Activity Group (WRAG)
  • Income Support (IS)
  • Universal Credit (UC) (both full and live service)

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Published 18 May 2021

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