Impact assessment

Conditionality, sanctions and hardship impact assessment

Impact assessment about changes to conditionality, sanctions and hardship under the Welfare Reform Act 2012.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 10 October 2011

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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Conditionality, sanctions and hardship

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Impact assessment about changes to conditionality, sanctions and hardship under the Welfare Reform Act 2012. The main changes are:

• personalised conditionality for couples on benefit
• reform of the sanctions system so that it more effectively encourages recipients to meet their responsibilities
• changes to hardship payments

Published 10 October 2011