These Regulations amend the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 1996, the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 and the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 2013 so that the maximum period of a higher-level sanction under section 19 of the Jobseekers Act 1995 is 26 weeks and the maximum period of a higher-level sanction under section 6J of the Jobseekers Act 1995 and section 26 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 is 182 days.