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The Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995

The Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 s 8K

s 8K Other sanctions

(1) The amount of an award of a jobseeker's allowance is to be reduced in accordance with this Article in the event of a failure by a claimant which is sanctionable under this Article. (2) It is a failure sanctionable under this Article if a claimant— (a) fails for no good reason to comply with a work-related requirement; (b) fails for no good reason to comply with a requirement under Article 8G. (3) But a failure by a claimant is not sanctionable under this Article if it is also a failure sanctionable under Article 8J. (4) Regulations must specify— (a) the amount of a reduction under this Article; (b) the period for which such a reduction has effect. (5) Regulations under paragraph (4)(b) may provide that a reduction under this Article in relation to any failure is to have effect for— (a) a period continuing until the claimant meets a compliance condition specified by the Department, (b) a fixed period not exceeding 26 weeks which is— (i) specified in the regulations, or (ii) determined in any case by the Department, or (c) a combination of both. (6) In paragraph (5)(a) “ compliance condition ” means— (a) a condition that the failure ceases, or (b) a condition relating to future compliance with a work-related requirement or a requirement under Article 8G. (7) A compliance condition specified under paragraph (5)(a) may be— (a) revoked or varied by the Department; (b) notified to the claimant in such manner as the Department may determine. (8) A period fixed under paragraph (5)(b) may in particular depend on either or both the following— (a) the number of failures by the claimant sanctionable under this Article; (b) the period between such failures. (9) Regulations may provide— (a) for cases in which no reduction is to be made under this Article; (b) for a reduction under this Article made in relation to an award that is terminated to be applied to any new award made within a prescribed period of the termination; (c) for the termination or suspension of a reduction under this Article.

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