A Bill to make provision for warnings to be given to benefit claimants before they are given sanctions; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
29 April 2022
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The Benefit Sanctions (Warnings) Bill would require that benefit claimants are given warnings before any sanctions are applied to their benefits. It sets out how those warnings should work and what information they must include, with the aim of giving claimants notice before penalties are imposed. It also covers related provisions connected to the sanctions process in the benefits system.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the Commons and has not yet progressed to further stages.
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21 Jun 2021
6 May 2022
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
