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 | Extra help |
100% cancellation | 100% cancellation |
Example 2 - Single client with dependent children
Main benefit | Extra help |
50% cancellation | Not affected |
Example 3 - Couple, no 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 | Extra help | Main benefit | Extra help |
100% cancellation of their portion | 100% cancellation of their portion | Partner continues to get their 50% portion | Partner continues to get their 50% of Extra help |
Couple get a maximum rate of 50% (0% + 50%) of the main benefit. Partner continues to get their 50% portion of Extra help. The partner can get the full couple rate of Winter Energy Payment. | |||
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Example 4 - Couple, no 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 | ||
Main benefit | Extra help | Main benefit | Extra help |
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 | Extra help | Main benefit | Extra help |
100% cancellation | 100% cancellation | Partner continues to get their 50% portion | Partner continues to get their 50% of Extra help |
Couple get a maximum rate of 50% (0% + 50%) of the main benefit. Partner continues to get their 50% portion of Extra help and the full couple rate of Winter Energy Payment. | |||
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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 get a maximum rate of 50% of the main benefit and 50% of Extra help. | |
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 youth money managed or not.
For more information see:
Legislation
- Apportionment 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
