Section 236 — Social Security Act 2018: Sanction for first failure: reduction in main benefit

236 Sanction for first failure: reduction in main benefit (1) For a first failure by a person ( P ), MSD must— (a) reduce P’s main benefit by half until P recomplies; and (b) if P fails to recomply within 4 weeks after the initial reduction takes effect, reduce P’s main benefit to zero until P complies. (2) This section is subject to sections 245 to 248 and 320 to 324 . Compare: 1964 No 136 s 117(1)(a)