517 (2024). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

517 (2024). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What is the number of drug test sanctions, if any, imposed on working age main benefit clients since September 2023 by quarter, broken down by ethnicity, age band, gender, and benefit type?

Hon Louise Upston: I refer the member to the attached tables: Table 1: The number of sanctions for working age main benefit clients with or without children for sanction reason ‘Drug test’ during the period 1 October 2023 to 31 December 2023, broken down by ethnicity. Table 2: The number of sanctions for working age main benefit clients with or without children for sanction reason ‘Drug test’ during the period 1 October 2023 to 31 December 2023, broken down by age group. Table 3: The number of sanctions for working age main benefit clients with or without children for sanction reason ‘Drug test’ during the period 1 October 2023 to 31 December 2023, broken down by gender. Table 4: The number of sanctions for working age main benefit clients with or without children for sanction reason ‘Drug test’ during the period 1 October 2023 to 31 December 2023, broken down by benefit type. This is also my answer to written parliamentary question 515 (2024).