Section 194 — Social Security Act 2018: Additional reduction in certain cases

194 Additional reduction in certain cases (1) This section applies where MSD has reduced a benefit under section 192(2) . (2) MSD must further reduce the benefit by an additional amount prescribed by regulations made under section 418(1)(i) if— (a) a period of least 13 weeks has elapsed since the benefit was first reduced under section 192(2) ; and (b) during that period MSD has given the beneficiary a reasonable opportunity to do the thing that (because of the beneficiary’s refusal or failure to do that thing) resulted in the reduction; and (c) the beneficiary continues to refuse or fail to do that thing. (3) An additional reduction under this section stops when a reduction under section 192(2) stops. Compare: 1964 No 136 s 70A(5), (6), (8)