The Universal Credit Regulations 2013

Medium-level sanction U.K.

103.—(1) This regulation specifies the reduction period for a sanctionable failure under section 27 of the Act (other sanctions) where it is a failure by the claimant to comply with—

(a) a work search requirement under section 17(1)(a) (to take all reasonable action to obtain paid work etc.); or

(b) a work availability requirement under section 18(1).

(2) The reduction period is—

(a) where the claimant is aged 18 or over on the date of the sanctionable failure—

(i) 28 days, if paragraph (ii) does not apply, or

(ii) 91 days, if there was another sanctionable failure of a kind mentioned in paragraph (1) in the 365 days preceding the failure in question for which a 28 day or 91 day reduction period applies; or

(b) where the claimant is aged 16 or 17 years on the date of the sanctionable failure—

(i) 7 days, if paragraph (ii) does not apply, or

(ii) 14 days, if there was another sanctionable failure of a kind mentioned in paragraph (1) in the 365 days preceding the failure in question, for which a 7 day or 14 day reduction period applies.