Single Parent Experience with Universal Credit Sanctions

This survey aims to understand and reflect upon single parents' experience with Universal Credit sanctions. Gingerbread, together with Home-start Lambeth & Himmah, will use the research findings to launch a campaign on the issue. In addition to the survey, we will be running some focus groups and interviews, and building a campaigns group. To express an interest in this – please contact campaign@gingerbread.org.uk.

The survey should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete. Please answer as many of the questions as you want. If you have any questions about the survey, or require it in a different format, please contact campaign@gingerbread.org.uk.

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First Name

Last Name

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Survey Questions

For the purpose of this survey, Universal Credit will be defined as: monthly payments to help with one's living costs; it can be received on the basis of a low-income, the inability to work or if you're out of work.

Additionally, Universal Credit sanctions will be defined as: a withdrawal of benefit or a reduction in the amount of benefit paid for a certain period that may be imposed if a claimant is deemed not to have complied with a work-related condition for receiving the benefit in question.

Are you currently a recipient of Universal Credit?

YesNo

Are you aware of the Universal Credit sanctioning system?

YesNo

Does knowing that you might be sanctioned change your relationship with Universal Credit and your Work Coach?

Have you ever faced a sanction on your Universal Credit?

YesNo

Have you experienced more than one sanction?

YesNo

Do these sanctions impact your day-to-day life?

YesNo

If you're comfortable to share, what was the impact of these sanctions?

Do you know someone who has faced a sanction on their universal credit?

YesNoNot sure

	1. Not effective at all	2. Slightly Ineffective	3. Neither effective nor ineffective	4. Slightly effective	5. Very effective
On a scale of 1-5, how effective do you think Universal Credit sanctions are at achieving their intended purpose?

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Is there anything else you'd like to add about your experience with Universal Credit or sanctions?

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Not yet born (still pregnant)	0-3
4-6	7-12
13-18	19-25
Over 25	Prefer not to answer