# The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Regulation 53: Lowest-level sanction

Extent: N.I.

The reduction period for a lowest-level sanction is the number of days beginning with the date of the sanctionable failure and ending with—
(a) the day before the date on which the claimant meets a compliance condition specified by the Department;
(b) the day before the date on which the claimant falls within section 11D of the Act; or
(c) the day on which the claimant’s award of an employment and support allowance is terminated,
whichever is soonest.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/219/regulation/53 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-53
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