2. In the case of an applicant for or recipient of public assistance who is a parent or caretaker of a dependent child the public assistance benefits otherwise available to the household of which such individual is a member shall be reduced pro-rata:

1. (a) for the first instance of failure to comply without good cause with the requirement of this article until the individual is willing to comply;
2. (b) for the second instance of failure to comply without good cause with the requirements of this article, for a period of three months and thereafter until the individual is willing to comply;
3. (c) for the third and all subsequent instances of failure to comply without good cause with the requirements of this article, for a period of six months and thereafter until the individual is willing to comply.

3. In the case of an individual who is a member of a household without dependent children applying for or in receipt of safety net assistance the public assistance benefits otherwise available to the household of which such individual is a member shall be reduced pro-rata:

1. (a) for the first such failure or refusal, until the failure or refusal ceases or ninety days, which ever period of time is longer;
2. (b) for the second such failure or refusal, until the failure ceases or for one hundred fifty days, whichever period of time is longer; and
3. (c) for the third and all subsequent such failures or refusals, until the failure ceases or one hundred eighty days, whichever period of time is longer.