Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will (a) remove the two-week waiting period for non-vulnerable people to receive a hardship payment and (b) suspend sanctions for claimants with children and claimants with mental ill health.

In respect of (a), I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 9 June 2015 to Question UIN 1243

In respect of (b), I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 5 June 2015 to Question UIN 176