{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-work-focused-interviews-regulations-2000/schedule-2/paragraph-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-work-focused-interviews-regulations-2000/schedule-2/paragraph-6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2000/897",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Work-focused Interviews) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-work-focused-interviews-regulations-2000",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/6",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In Schedule 6 (matters to be included in the Notice of Determination), the following Part shall be added at the end–\n“PART VIII\nNotice following a decision on a work-focused interview\n15 (1) This Part applies in a case where a decision has been made in accordance with regulation 11 of the Work-focused Interviews Regulations that a person has failed to take part in a work-focused interview.\n(2) In a case where one of the consequences specified in sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) apply, the notice of determination shall include a statement as to the person’s right of appeal against the decision that he failed to take part in a work-focused interview.\n(3) In a case where the consequence of the failure to take part is that the entitlement to housing benefit terminates, the notice of determination shall include a statement as to–\n(a) the last date of the entitlement to housing benefit;\n(b) the reason entitlement terminated.\n(4) In a case where the consequence of the failure to take part is that the amount of housing benefit payable is reduced, the notice of determination shall include a statement as to–\n(a) the amount by which the housing benefit is reduced;\n(b) the date from which the reduction takes effect; and\n(c) the reason for the reduction.\n(5) In a case where a new decision is made reversing an earlier decision that a person failed to take part in a work-focused interview, the notice of determination shall include a statement as to–\n(a) the date from which the consequences of the failure cease to apply; and\n(b) the reason for the new decision.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 3 revoked (6.3.2006) by The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/217), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 (with regs. 2, 3, Sch. 3, 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Schs. 1-3 revoked (30.9.2002) by Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1703), reg. 1, Sch. 1 (with reg. 16(2)(3))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/897/schedule/2/paragraph/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:13:48.304752+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}