Effect on supplementary assistance - grade 3 sanction or job refusal sanction
The effect of a grade 3 sanction on a client's Extra help depends on whether they have dependent children, and whether they have a partner.
Example 1 - Single client with no dependent children
Main benefit | Supplementary assistance |
100% cancellation | 100% cancellation |
Example 2 - Couple, no dependent children, primary fails
Main benefit | Supplementary assistance |
50% cancellation | Not affected |
Example 3 - Couple, no dependent children, primary fails
Couples receive a total main benefit; this benefit is then divided between the primary client and their partner so that each client receives a 50% portion of the main benefit.
Primary client | Partner | ||
Main benefit | Supplementary assistance | Main benefit | Supplementary assistance |
100% cancellation | 100% cancellation | Partner continues to receive their 50% portion | Partner continues to receive their 50% of supplementary assistance |
Couple receive a maximum rate of 50% (0% + 50%) of the main benefit. Partner continues to receive their 50% portion of supplementary assistance. The Partner can receive the full couple rate of Winter Energy Payment. | |||
You will need to manually make payments to the non-sanctioned client.
For more information, see:
Example 4 - Couple, no dependent children, both fail
Couples receive a total main benefit; this benefit is then divided between the primary client and their partner so that each client receives a 50% portion of the main benefit.
Primary client | Partner | ||
Main benefit | Supplementary assistance | Main benefit | Supplementary assistance |
100% cancellation of all assistance | |||
Example 5 - Couple, dependent children, primary fails
Couples get a total main benefit; this benefit is then divided between the primary client and their partner so that each client gets a 50% portion of the main benefit.
Primary client | Partner | ||
Main benefit | Supplementary assistance | Main benefit | Supplementary assistance |
100% cancellation | 100% cancellation | Partner continues to get their 50% portion | Partner continues to get their 50% of supplementary assistance |
Couple get a maximum rate of 50% (0% + 50%) of the main benefit. Partner continues to get their 50% portion of supplementary assistance and the full couple rate of the Winter Energy Payment. | |||
You will need to manually make payments to the non-sanctioned client.
For more information, see:
Example 6 - Couple, dependent children, both fail
Couples get a total main benefit; this benefit is then divided between the primary client and their partner so that each client gets a 50% portion of the main benefit.
Primary client | Partner |
Couple receive a maximum rate of 50% of the main benefit and 50% of Extra help, paid to the person with children linked to their SWIFTT record. When both primary and partner have dependent children linked to them, the payment of benefit will be made to the client getting family tax credit and Best Start tax credit. The full couple rate of Winter Energy Payment will be paid to the person with children linked to their SWIFTT record. | |
Young partners
When a young partner has had an obligations failure, the assistance available to them depends on the failure number and whether the young partner is money managed or not.
For more information see:
Legislation
- Apportionment and payments on death of beneficiary regulation 191 Social Security Regulations 2018
- Special cases: variations on ordinary sanctions rules sections 245-248 Social Security Act 2018
- How number of failures is counted sections 240-242 Social Security Act 2018
- How non-entitlement period, etc, affects supplementary benefits, and spouse or partner section 230 Social Security Act 2018
