# The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 2013, Regulation 22: Start of the reduction


A reduction period determined in relation to a sanctionable failure takes effect from—
(a) where the claimant has not been paid a jobseeker’s allowance for the benefit week in which the sanctionable failure occurred, the first day of that benefit week;
(b) where the claimant has been paid a jobseeker’s allowance for the benefit week referred to in paragraph (a), the first day of the first benefit week for which the claimant has not been paid a jobseeker’s allowance; or
(c) where the amount of the award of the jobseeker’s allowance for the benefit week referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) is already subject to a reduction because of a previous sanctionable failure, the first day of the first benefit week in respect of which the amount of the award is no longer subject to that reduction.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111531921/regulation/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-jobseekers-allowance-regulations-2013/regulation-22
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