questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the New Economics Foundation report entitled, From compliance to engagement: Rethinking the use of conditionality in our social security system, published on 23 August 2023.
answerText: No assessment has been made.  To keep the sanctions system clear, fair, and effective in promoting positive behaviours, we keep the conditionality and sanctions policies and processes under continuous review.
heading: Social Security Benefits: Reform