7300 (2026). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

Written Question

Published date: 17 Mar 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	7300 (2026)
Question asked:	04 Mar 2026
Member asking:	Ricardo Menéndez March
Portfolio:	Minister for Social Development and Employment
Minister replying:	Hon Louise Upston
Answer received:	11 Mar 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_07300_2026
Document guid:	10f2c663-c4c1-4991-af3a-c3c92e697421

7300 (2026). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: How many 'Upskilling' sanctions, if any, have been applied since the sanction was introduced?

Hon Louise Upston: I refer the member to the attached table, which shows the number of working-age main benefit clients with a non-financial sanction applied in the period 1 May 2025 to 31 January 2026, by non-financial sanction type. This is also my response to WPQ’s 7301, 7302 & 7303 (2026)

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