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The Jobseekers Allowance (Sanctions for Failure to Attend) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/509).

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United Kingdom
Unemployment benefit
2010-03-04
National
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

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Implements the amendment made by section 33 of the Welfare Reform Act 2009, which amended section 8 of the Jobseekers Act 1995 to allow for a new sanction to be applied in certain circumstances when a jobseeker's allowance (JSA) claimant fails to attend an appointment. The sanction is that, although entitlement to JSA will continue, the benefit will not be payable for a period of at least one week and not more than two weeks.

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    Date of entry into force
    2010-04-06
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