InterpretationE+W+S
17. For the purposes of this Part—
[F1“current sanctionable failure” means a failure of the following kinds in relation to which the Secretary of State has not yet determined whether the amount of an award of benefit is to be reduced—
a sanctionable failure,
an ESA sanctionable failure, or
a UC sanctionable failure;]
“ESA sanctionable failure” means a failure by a claimant which is sanctionable under section 11J of the Welfare Reform Act 2007;
“higher-level sanction” means a reduction of a jobseeker's allowance in accordance with section 6J of the Act;
“low-level sanction” means a reduction of a jobseeker's allowance in accordance with section 6K of the Act for a sanctionable failure by the claimant to comply with—
a work-focused interview requirement under section 6B(1) of the Act;
a work preparation requirement under section 6C(1) of the Act;
a work search requirement under section 6D(1)(b) of the Act (requirement to take action specified by the Secretary of State to obtain work); or
a requirement under section 6G of the Act (connected requirements);
“medium-level sanction” means a reduction of a jobseeker's allowance in accordance with section 6K of the Act for a sanctionable failure by the claimant to comply with—
a work search requirement under section 6D(1)(a) of the Act (requirement to take all reasonable action to obtain paid work); or
a work availability requirement under section 6E(1) of the Act (requirement to be available for work);
“pre-claim failure” means a sanctionable failure listed in section 6J(3) of the Act;
“reduction period” means the number of days for which a reduction in the amount of an award of a jobseeker's allowance is to have effect;
“sanctionable failure” means a failure by a claimant which is sanctionable under section 6J or 6K of the Act;
“total outstanding reduction period” means the total number of days for which no reduction has yet been applied for all of the claimant's higher-level sanctions, medium-level sanctions, low-level sanctions and reductions to which regulation 30 applies;
“UC sanctionable failure” means a failure by a claimant which is sanctionable under section 26 or 27 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 17 inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Jobseekers Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/678), regs. 1, 6(2)