{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-universal-credit-regulations-2013/regulation-96",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-universal-credit-regulations-2013/regulation-96.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2013/9780111531938",
  "legislation_title": "The Universal Credit Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-universal-credit-regulations-2013",
  "path": "regulation/96",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "96",
  "heading": "Work availability requirement - able and willing immediately to take up paid work",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph (2) a claimant is to be treated as not having complied with a work availability requirement if the claimant is not able and willing immediately to attend an interview offered to the claimant in connection with obtaining paid work.\n(2) But a claimant is to be treated as having complied with a work availability requirement despite not being able immediately to take up paid work, if paragraph (3), (4) or (5) applies.\n(3) This paragraph applies where—\n(a) a claimant is a responsible carer or a relevant carer;\n(b) the Secretary of State is satisfied that, as a consequence the claimant needs a longer period of up to 1 month to take up paid work, or up to 48 hours to attend an interview in connection with obtaining work, taking into account alternative care arrangements; and\n(c) the claimant is able and willing to take up paid work, or attend an interview, on being given notice for that period.\n(4) This paragraph applies where—\n(a) a claimant is carrying out voluntary work;\n(b) the Secretary of State is satisfied that, as a consequence, the claimant needs a longer period of up to 1 week to take up paid work, or up to 48 hours to attend an interview in connection with obtaining work; and\n(c) the claimant is able and willing to take up paid work, or attend an interview, on being given notice for that period.\n(5) This paragraph applies where a claimant—\n(a) is employed under a contract of service;\n(b) is required by section 86 of the Employment Rights Act 1996, or by the contract of service, to give notice to terminate the contract;\n(c) is able and willing to take up paid work once the notice period has expired; and\n(d) is able and willing to attend an interview on being given 48 hours notice.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1996 c.18."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111531938/regulation/96",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:50:55.239318+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}