Paragraph 4
(1)
Where the award of universal credit is—
(a)
to a single claimant, the condition as to earned income is that, in any of the twelve preceding assessment periods, the claimant has received earned income which does not exceed £1,250; or
(b)
to joint claimants, the condition as to earned income is that, in any of the twelve preceding assessment periods, the combined earned income received by the claimants does not exceed £1,250.
(2)
In this paragraph—
(a)
“assessment period”;
(b)
“earned income”;
(c)
“joint claimants”; and
(d)
“single claimant”,
are to be interpreted in accordance with the Welfare Reform Act 2012 and any subordinate legislation made under that Act.