Written Question
Friday 18th November 2016
Asked by:
John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department plans to report on the pilot of the yellow card scheme for benefit sanctions.
Answered by Damian Hinds
We plan to publish an interim report on the Jobseeker’s Allowance Sanctions Early Warning Trial in Scotland by the end of the year, with the final report due to be published around April 2017.
Written Question
Friday 18th November 2016
Asked by:
John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department is making on the rollout of the pilot yellow card scheme for benefit sanctions.
Answered by Damian Hinds
The Jobseeker’s Allowance Sanctions Early Warning Trial in Scotland ran until September 2016 and involved approximately 6,500 claimants. Data was collected throughout the trial period to assess the extent to which the warning trial affected sanction decisions.
Qualitative interviews are currently being undertaken with a sample of these claimants to gain an understanding of how the new process affected claimant behaviour. The trial has now finished and a full evaluation is being undertaken.
The interim report will be published at the end of the year and the final report around April 2017. Findings from the trial will inform any decisions on future roll-out.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 May 2016
Universal Credit (Children)
"Will my right hon. Friend ensure that when this life chances strategy is published, significant thought will be given to its integration with the lessons learned from the troubled families programme to ensure that the range of interventions across multiple Departments are integrated to give the best chance of success?..."John Glen - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Mar 2016
Welfare
"I warmly welcome my right hon. Friend’s appointment, and I know that he will respect the policy legacy of his predecessor. When he looks at pay progression in this country and the worthwhile pilot that his Department is undertaking, may I urge him to look creatively at solutions across government …..."John Glen - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Mar 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"3. What assessment he has made of the effect of family stability on levels of poverty and on life chances...."John Glen - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Mar 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"I welcome the Government’s determination to tackle the root causes of poverty. With respect to the doubling of funding for the relationship support scheme, what steps is the Secretary of State taking to ensure that the scheme can be accessed across the country by those who find it hardest to …..."John Glen - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 27 Jan 2016
Housing Benefit and Supported Housing
"Was my hon. Friend as surprised as I was when he heard his opposite number talking about good policy, when in the last 10 years of the Labour Government housing benefits increased by 46% in real terms? How could that be considered good policy?..."John Glen - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Jan 2016
Universal Credit Work Allowance
"rose—..."John Glen - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Jan 2016
Universal Credit Work Allowance
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Jan 2016
Universal Credit Work Allowance
"Does not the right hon. Gentleman agree that, during his distinguished spell in government, a considerable amount of taxpayers’ money was wasted on IT projects and that, as of now, those lessons have been applied and significant, incremental progress is being made in the delivery of this important reform?..."John Glen - View Speech
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