Universal Credit Sanction?

huckster

Work Coaches do not decide whether to apply sanctions.  If they believe that the claimant commitment terms have not been complied with, they can refer to a Decision Maker.  And it would be a Decision Maker that decides whether a sanction should apply or not.

TheShape

calcotti said:

MoodyMand45 said:

Spoonie_Turtle said:

Is there time to still apply?

Yeah i wonder if i could do that and use it in an appeal to prove i did apply.

If you can still apply I think that should end the sanction because you will have remedied the fault that gave rise to the sanction.

This would only occur in the case of a low-level sanction where the open ended portion of the sanction would end when the claimant complied (remedied the fault).  A high-level sanction would run it's course.

However:

If the vacancy is still available and can be applied to they should. If they do:

If done before the Work Coach has made the referral then the referral to a Decision Maker should not be made as the claimant has not failed to apply.

If the referral has already been made the Decision Maker should not apply a sanction as the OP hasn't failed to apply.

If the decision has already been made then a Mandatory Reconsideration can be requested and I'd expect the Decision Maker to change the decision to remove the sanction.  Mandatory Reconsiderations can take a long time to be looked at so it is best for the OP to apply and notify that they have done so ASAP.

It would be useful for the OP to retain evidence (if possible) of the application.

calcotti

Thanks, theShape.

NedS

MoodyMand45 said:

Spoonie_Turtle said:

MoodyMand45 said:

Unfortunately my job coach is sanctioning me for refusing to apply for a zero hours contract job, i decided to refuse over concerns about paying my rent and bills but the coach says this is a high level offence and will be a 91 day hit.

Wanting something more reliable than a zero hours contract is understandable, but can you explain your reasoning here?  If you took a zero hours contract your UC wouldn't stop unless you earned enough for that anyway.

I see, i suppose i was thinking it worked similar to JSA but i'm not sure.

Under JSA New Style (and old Contributions-based JSA), claimants could not be sanctioned for failing to apply or take up work on a zero hour contract. However, under UC regulations (including UC/NS-JSA dual claims), sanctions may be imposed for failure to apply or take up work on a zero hour contract.