Recompliance (13 week non-entitlement period)

A young person can complete certain activities to get a provisional benefit if they are subject to a 13-week non-entitlement period due to having a grade three sanction imposed for failing to meet their activity obligations.

If a young person wants to recomply, MSD must make an approved activity available to them at the earliest opportunity.

There is no waiting period before an approved activity can start after a sanction has been imposed.

The young person must undertake an approved activity for a continuous period of six weeks or until the 13-week non-entitlement period ends (whichever is the earlier).

Here are some examples that may be a suitable six-week approved activity for a young person:

• secondary education
• approved training
• work-based learning
• budgeting activity
• community activities
• part-time work or work experience (where they are not already in part-time work)
• a combination of any of the above

Note this list is an example only, an approved activity (or programme of suitable activities) should be relevant to the activity obligations failure and be fair and reasonable.

For when to grant or increase the benefit, see:

• Provisional benefit and end of non-entitlement period

For what to do when a young person cannot recomply due to sickness, see:

• Unable to recomply due to meeting the criteria for an exemption

Also see:

• Couple - both failed, one recomplies first
• Returning incentive payments after a sanction
• Sanctions and youth money management