The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

[F1The period of a reduction under section 19A: Other sanctions

69A.—(1) A reduction under section 19A (other sanctions) is to have effect for—

(a)4 weeks, where there has been no previous sanctionable failure by the claimant that falls within paragraph (2); or

(b)13 weeks, where there has been—

(i)only one previous sanctionable failure by the claimant that falls within paragraph (2), or

(ii)more than one previous sanctionable failure and the most recent of those failures falls within paragraph (2).

(2) A previous sanctionable failure falls within this paragraph if—

(a)the failure resulted in a decision to reduce the claimant’s award in accordance with section 19A;

(b)in the case of a joint-claim couple, the failure was by the same claimant; and

(c)the date of the failure is within 52 weeks but not within 2 weeks of the date of the claimant’s current sanctionable failure.

(3) The period of a reduction under section 19A begins—

(a)on the first day of the benefit week in which the sanctionable failure occurred where, on the date of the determination to reduce the award, the claimant has not been paid a jobseeker’s allowance since the sanctionable failure occurred; or

(b)in any other case, on the first day of the benefit week after the end of the benefit week in respect of which the claimant was last paid a jobseeker’s allowance.]

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