52. The reduction period for a low-level sanction is the total of—
(a)the number of days beginning with the date of the sanctionable failure and ending with—
(i)the day before the date on which the claimant meets a compliance condition specified by the Secretary of State;
(ii)the day before the date on which the claimant falls within section 11D of the Act;
(iii)the day before the date on which the claimant is no longer required to take a particular action specified as a work preparation requirement by the Secretary of State under section 11C(1) or 11F(2) of the Act; or
(iv)the day on which the award of an employment and support allowance is terminated,
whichever is soonest; and
[F1(b)in the circumstances described in the first column of the following table, the number of days set out in the second column.
| Circumstances applicable to claimant’s case | Number of days |
| Where there has been no previous relevant failure by the claimant | 7 days |
| Where there have been one or more previous relevant failures by the claimant and the date of the most recent previous relevant failure is not within 365 days beginning with the date of the current sanctionable failure | 7 days |
| Where there have been one or more previous relevant failures by the claimant and the date of the most recent previous relevant failure is within 365 days, but not within 14 days, beginning with the date of the current sanctionable failure and the reduction period applicable to the most recent previous relevant failure is— | |
| (a) 7 days | 14 days |
| (b) 14 days | 28 days |
| (c) 28 days | 28 days |
| Where there have been one or more previous relevant failures by the claimant and the date of the most recent previous relevant failure is within 14 days beginning with the date of the current sanctionable failure and the reduction period applicable to the most recent previous relevant failure is— | |
| (a) 7 days | 7 days |
| (b) 14 days | 14 days |
| (c) 28 days | 28 days.] |
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 52(b) substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/678), regs. 1, 7(4)