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Mandatory Activity Notification
[Provider Name]
[Contact Tel. No.]
[Office Address]
[Date issued]
[Participant Name]
[Participant Address]
Dear [Participant Name]
You must go to a Work Programme appointment or activity 
As part of your participation in the Work Programme, I am writing to inform you of an appointment or activity which you are mandated to attend and must take part in. What you have to do is explained below:
Your appointment or activity is (insert details)
	On: (Date including day of the week)
	Time: (Start/Finish time)
	Location: (and can include 'see enclosed map')
Your contact at [insert name of appointment or activity provider] is [insert contact name]. They can be contacted on [insert telephone number]
[If appropriate]  When asked, we expect you to show us the following evidence of your participation in this appointment or activity: [insert evidence needed for completion E.G. an updated CV]
If you want to find out more about this appointment or activity please phone the contact whose details are shown above. 
Please tell us if you need an approved child carer, an interpreter, help with travel costs, or any other service to be able to attend. We may be able to arrange this and cover your costs. 
If you do not go to your Work Programme appointment or activity 
If you are unable to attend your appointment or activity please contact me immediately and explain why. My contact details are at the top of this letter.
If without good reason you fail to attend and participate fully in this activity or appointment, a low level sanction will be applied to your Universal Credit payment. 
This means your payment will be cut for each day from the date you do not go to your Work Programme appointment or activity until:
•	the day before you [insert approved compliance condition] ; or
•	the day before you are told that you no longer need to take part; or 
•	the day your Universal Credit claim ends (unless you become part of a joint claim or become single).
This is the first part of the sanction.
The second part of the sanction is a fixed period of 7, 14 or 28 days depending on how many times you have had a similar sanction within the previous 12 months. 
Sanctions are explained in your Claimant Commitment pack.
Universal Credit will write and let you know when the first part of your sanction has stopped.
If your Universal Credit is stopped or reduced, you may be entitled to hardship payments. Please speak to your Jobcentre Plus Work Coach for more detail. 

Yours sincerely,