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Benefit Sanctions

Proceeding contribution from Debbie Abrahams (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 13 December 2022. It occurred during Backbench debate on Benefit Sanctions.

My right hon. Friend is making a powerful point. I will just pick up on what he said at the start of his speech about conditionality. There is currently no evidence that supports the efficacy—let alone the humanity—of sanctions at all. A University of York study, which was published in 2018, showed absolutely that they had no effect on out-of-work conditionality or on in-work conditionality. What is the purpose of this programme?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
724 c282WH 
Session
2022-23
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
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