459% rise in sanctions against JSA claimaints in Scotland over 2 year period - Citizens Advice Bureau report

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JSA Sanctions briefing sheet

Job Seekers Allowance sanctions have increasingly become an issue for our clients over recent years. A rise of 459% in sanctions against JSA claimants in a 2 year period not only increased hardship for vulnerable people, but created an unprecedented demand on the Scottish CAB Service. Between October 2008 and October 2010, the number of sanctions against JSA claimants increased from 10,700 a month to almost 60,000 as a result of some Jobcentre Plus offices setting targets for sanction referrals for JCP staff to achieve.

In this briefing we have made a number of recommendations to improve this situation for our clients including proposing that sanctions should be imposed as a last resort by JCP and that all other disciplinary measures should have been used before a sanctions decision is made.

JSA Sanctions briefing sheet (125kb)

August 2011

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459% rise in sanctions against JSA claimaints in Scotland over 2 year period - Citizens Advice Bureau report

JSA Sanctions briefing sheet

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