What is the difference for benefit claimants between a sanction, a disallowance and a suspension of benefits?
At times it is easy to get confused about what a Benefit Sanction is compared to a Disallowance of Benefits or Supsension of Benefits. Today the DWP responded to an FOI request thus:
“What is the difference for benefit claimants between a sanction, a disallowance and a suspension of benefits?
How does each of these actions affect entitlement to Housing Benefit on grounds of low or nil income?
Sanction: This has the effect of either reducing benefit or terminating entitlement to benefit consequent on a claimant taking or failing to take action contrary to commitments entered into both when claiming a relevant benefit and as amended during the award: eg. not applying for work, or refusing to attend a training course when in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) or Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
Disallowance: This applies where a claim for benefit does not meet the conditions of entitlement for the benefit claimed –…
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