Universal Credit recipients make an agreement with the Department for Work and Pensions in order to receive their benefit payments, this is known as a claimant commitment. It will outline everything they are expected to do in their personal circumstances in order to keep their payments in check but falling foul of this agreement can result in a sanction .

This usually includes things like missing, being late for or not taking part in:

If you do get a sanction, this will reduce your Universal Credit payment by 100% of the standard allowance you receive for each day the sanction is in place. This can range from £8.10 a day for joint claimants under 25, per sanctioned claimant, up to £13.10 per day for a single claimant over 25.

Claimants who are aged 16 or 17, or have just one responsib

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